Neisseria gonorrhoeae-derived outer membrane vesicles package β-lactamases to promote antibiotic resistance

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Abstract Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea. The treatment of gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly challenging, as N. gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to antimicrobial agents routinely used in the clinic. Resistance to penicillin is wide-spread partly due to the acquisition of β-lactamase genes. How N. gonorrhoeae survives an initial exposure to β-lactams before acquiring...

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