Exploring Transduction and Adaptation of Plasmids in Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a growing public health threat worldwide. The increasing use and misuse of antibiotics since their introduction into the clinical setting hasled to the emergence of bacteria resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, resulting in infections that are increas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Wedel, Emilia Florentine
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/105273
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105273
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:579.25(043.2)
Plásmidos
Plasmids
Microbiología (Veterinaria)
3109.05 Microbiología
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Sumario:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a growing public health threat worldwide. The increasing use and misuse of antibiotics since their introduction into the clinical setting hasled to the emergence of bacteria resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, resulting in infections that are increasingly difficult to treat. Plasmids are an important vehicle for AMR genes and can serve as reservoirs and facilitate their spread. Therefore, plasmid biology is being studied thoroughly to understand the mechanisms of plasmid adaptation, transmission, and persistence to use the gained knowledge to appropriately address this issue. ColE1-likeplasmids form a widespread plasmid family that is frequently associated with the dissemination of resistance genes and has been shown to give rise to multidrug-resistant pathogens...