Antimicrobials: Daylight robbery by Acinetobacter
Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 2 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.147
Author: Andrea Du Toit
Bacterial predation by Acinetobacter baylyi increases the rate of horizontal gene transfer from Escherichia coli, which leads to the acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes from prey cells.
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research