Generation and Spread of Antibiotic Resistance (IMAGE)

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Generation and Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

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(Left) Antibiotic resistance (ABX) is generated by mutations that can be induced by several driving forces. (Right) Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can be exchanged among bacteria also of different species (not shown) through horizontal gene transfer, in other words conjugation, transduction, or transformation.

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Becattini et al./Trends in Molecular Medicine 2016

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