mBio
(Feb 2021)
Antibiotic-Selected Gene Amplification Heightens Metal Resistance
David A. Hufnagel,
Jacob E. Choby,
Samantha Hao,
Anders F. Johnson,
Eileen M. Burd,
Charles Langelier,
David S. Weiss
Affiliations
David A. Hufnagel
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jacob E. Choby
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Samantha Hao
ORCiD Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Anders F. Johnson
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Eileen M. Burd
ORCiD Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Charles Langelier
ORCiD Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
David S. Weiss
ORCiD Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02994-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12,
no. 1
Abstract
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To inhibit bacterial transmission and infection, health care facilities use bactericidal metal coatings to prevent colonization of surfaces and implanted devices. In these environments, antibiotics are commonly used, but their effect on metal resistance is unclear.
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