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Diversity and Global Distribution of IncL/M Plasmids Enabling Horizontal Dissemination of β-Lactam Resistance Genes among the Enterobacteriaceae.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Adamczuk Marcin, Zaleski Piotr, Dziewit Lukasz, Wolinowska Renata, Nieckarz Marta, Wawrzyniak Pawel, Kieryl Piotr, Plucienniczak Andrzej, Bartosik Dariusz
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance determinants are frequently associated with plasmids and other mobile genetic elements, which simplifies their horizontal transmission. Several groups of plasmids (including replicons of the IncL/M incompatibility group) were found to play an important role in the dissemination of resistance genes encoding β-lactamases. The IncL/M plasmids are large, broad host range, and self-transmissible...
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