Development of a stable microbial community for the study of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance in a continuous culturing device
Thu-Hien Vu, Tania Alonso-Vásquez, Elisa Sestini, Alessio Masoni, Katharina Grabowski, Camille Andrieu, Leanid Laganenka, Francesca Di Patti, Marco Fondi, Marco Galardini
This study develops a microbial community to study plasmid-mediated AMR spread, showing plasmids protect the community from antibiotics and that HGT dynamics can be controlled.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology