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Plasmid-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococci and Other Firmicutes.
Microbiology spectrum - 1 Dec 2014
Schwarz Stefan, Shen Jianzhong, Wendlandt Sarah, Feßler Andrea T, Wang Yang, Kadlec Kristina, Wu Cong-Ming
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In staphylococci and other Firmicutes, resistance to numerous classes of antimicrobial agents, which are commonly used in human and veterinary medicine, is mediated by genes that are associated with mobile genetic elements. The gene products of some of these antimicrobial resistance genes confer resistance to only specific members of a certain class of antimicrobial agents, whereas others confer resistance to the...
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