Exposure of microbial communities to antibiotics could facilitate the spread of plasmid-encoded genes - News-Medical.Net

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows.

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows. Plasmids a… [+2591 chars]

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