MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Manipulation of natural transformation by AbaR-type islands promotes fixation of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii populations
Rémi Tuffet, Gabriel Carvalho, Anne-Sophie Godeux…·Xavier Charpentier
This study shows AbaR-type islands persist in Acinetobacter baumannii by integrating into comM, reducing their removal while allowing continued genetic exchange.
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