Study shows antibiotic resistance genes persist in E. coli through 'genetic capitalism'
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 11:40
in Biology & Nature
We have known for some time that over-use of antibiotics is causing a frightening increase in antibiotic resistance in bacteria, through the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance genes. What may be behind this is not just the spread of these genes, but a fundamental change in the way evolution is driving the economy of gene content among microbes.