Bacterial evolution on demand

Elife. 2021 Apr 6:10:e68070. doi: 10.7554/eLife.68070.

Abstract

Bacteria carry antibiotic resistant genes on movable sections of DNA that allow them to select the relevant genes on demand.

Keywords: P. aeruginosa; antibiotic resistance; demand; evolutionary biology; experimental evolution; infectious disease; integron; microbiology.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteria* / drug effects
  • Bacteria* / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial / drug effects
  • Integrons*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents