Distribution of horizontally transferred heavy metal resistance operons in recent outbreak bacteria
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Distribution of horizontally transferred heavy metal resistance operons in recent outbreak bacteria
Mankind is confronted by the outbreaks of highly virulent and multi-drug resistant pathogens. The outbreak strains often belong to well-known diseases associated species such as Salmonella, Klebsiella and Mycobacterium, but even normally commensal and environmental microorganisms may suddenly acquire properties of virulent bacteria and cause nosocomial infections. The acquired virulence is ofte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mobile Genetic Elements
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2159-256X
DOI: 10.4161/mge.19963