Journal article
The antibiotic resistome: what's new?
Abstract
The antibiotic resistome is dynamic and ever expanding, yet its foundations were laid long before the introduction of antibiotics into clinical practice. Here, we revisit our theoretical framework for the resistome concept and consider the many factors that influence the evolution of novel resistance genes, the spread of mobile resistance elements, and the ramifications of these processes for clinical practice. Observing the trends and …
Authors
Perry JA; Westman EL; Wright GD
Journal
Current Opinion in Microbiology, Vol. 21, , pp. 45–50
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.mib.2014.09.002
ISSN
1369-5274