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Kailey Martz1,2, Dalya Alomar1,2, Marisha Karim1,2

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.

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概括

一项研究表明,来自Acinetobacter baumannii的多抗药性等离子体可以转移到其他各种Acinetobacter物种,突出显示了抗菌素耐药性传播的重要机制. 这一发现对于理解病原体进化和制定监测策略至关重要.

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