Phylogenetic barriers to horizontal transfer of antimicrobial peptide resistance genes in the human gut microbiota
B. Kintses, O. K. Mehi, E. Ari, M. Szamel, A. Györkei, P. K. Jangir, I. Nagy, F. Pal, G. Fekete, R. Tengölics, A. Nyerges, I. Liko, B. Balint, B. M. Vasarhelyi, M. Bustamante, , C. Pal
This study investigates the horizontal transfer of antimicrobial peptide resistance genes in the human gut microbiota, finding that their transfer rates and functional compatibility are lower than antibiotic resistance genes.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2018Microbiology