MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Growth in a biofilm promotes conjugation of a blaNDM-1-bearing plasmid between Klebsiella pneumoniae strains
S. J. Element, R. A. Moran, E. Beattie…·M. M. C. Buckner
This study shows biofilm growth significantly increases conjugative transfer of a carbapenem resistance plasmid in K. pneumoniae without fitness costs.
DOI 10.1101/2023.01.05.522703