HGT Is Very Important In Microbial Evolution, Especially For The Evolution Of Antibiotic Resistance (IMAGE)

Monash University

HGT Is Very Important In Microbial Evolution, Especially For The Evolution Of Antibiotic Resistance

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Scientists checked environments without antibiotics, for example, forests or estuaries, and found antibiotic resistance genes could still be detected.

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