MicrobiologybioRxiv
The acquisition of clinically relevant amoxicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae requires ordered horizontal gene transfer of four loci
P. S. Gibson, E. Bexkens, S. Zuber…·J.-W. Veening
This study identifies four key genes involved in amoxicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and shows that their ordered acquisition via horizontal gene transfer is necessary for resistance development.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010727