Are Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Linked? A Comprehensive Analysis of Bacterial Chromosomes and Plasmids

• Main Authors: Helena Darmancier (Author), Célia P. F. Domingues (Author), João S. Rebelo (Author), Ana Amaro (Author), Francisco Dionísio (Author), Joël Pothier (Author), Octávio Serra (Author), Teresa Nogueira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Although pathogenic bacteria are the targets of antibiotics, these drugs also affect hundreds of commensal or mutualistic species. Moreover, the use of antibiotics is not only restricted to the treatment of infections but is also largely applied in agriculture and in prophylaxis. During this work, w...