Fight evolution with evolution: Plasmid-dependent phages with a wide host range prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance
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2013
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Ojala, Ville
Laitalainen, Jarkko
Jalasvuori, Matti
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Wiley-Blackwell
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The emergence of pathogenic bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics is a serious worldwide public health concern. Whenever antibiotics are applied, the genes encoding for antibiotic resistance are selected for within bacterial populations. This has led
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Keywords: Conjugation; Conjugative plasmid-dependent phages; Evolution of antibiotic resistance; Phage therapy
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Evolutionary Applications
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