Horizontal transmission of penicillin binding protein 1A caused a nationwide spread of β-lactam resistance in pneumococci
S. Nakano, T. Fujisawa, B. Chang, Y. Ito, N. Kitamura, S. Suga, Y. Matsumura, M. Yamamoto, M. Nagao, M. Ohnishi, M. Sugai
The paper traces the nationwide spread of β-lactam resistance in pneumococci through horizontal transmission of a specific PBP1A variant, highlighting its role in resistance emergence.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology