Hall, J.P.J. and Harrison, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-2050-4631 (2016) Bacterial evolution: Resistance is a numbers game. Nature Microbiology, 1. 16235.
Abstract
Plasmids are well known for spreading antibiotic-resistance genes between bacterial strains. Recent experiments show that they can also act as catalysts for evolutionary innovation, promoting rapid evolution of novel antibiotic resistance.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Nature Publishing Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Nature Microbiology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2017 08:43 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2017 05:43 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.235 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.235 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116862 |