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> Seems like this is time to research how antibiotic resistance is jumping species. We already know. There are four main mechanisms for horizontal gene transfe
by nanofortnight 10y ago
> Seems like this is time to research how antibiotic resistance is jumping species.
We already know. There are four main mechanisms for horizontal gene transfer:
1. Free DNA uptake
2. Phage transfer
3. Conjugation
4. GTA
Preventing any of these is near impossible.
We have however had some success in using phage therapy against some MDRs.
- exabrial 10y agoDo bacteria ever lose DNA then? I mean they can't have an unlimited genome