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Resistance Plasmid Families in Enterobacteriaceae

Year: 2009

Type: review

Abstract: Bacteria carry extrachromosomal, self-replicating genetic elements called plasmids. A plasmid is defined as a double-stranded, circular DNA molecule capable of autonomous replication. By definition, plasmids do not carry genes essential for the growth of host cells under nonstressed conditions ([109

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

DOI: 10.1128/aac.01707-08

Author: Alessandra Carattoli

Institution: Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Microbiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2169550448

FWCI: 3.527

Cites: 123

Cited by: 1,290

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