Development of an NGS-Based Workflow for Improved Monitoring of Circulating Plasmids in Support of Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dissemination

• Main Authors: Bas Berbers (Author), Pieter-Jan Ceyssens (Author), Pierre Bogaerts (Author), Kevin Vanneste (Author), Nancy H. C. Roosens (Author), Kathleen Marchal (Author), Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most prominent public health threats. AMR genes localized on plasmids can be easily transferred between bacterial isolates by horizontal gene transfer, thereby contributing to the spread of AMR. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are ideal for...