Environmentally relevant concentrations of mercury facilitate the horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes
Wen Li, Weiguo Zhang, Ming-Sha Zhang, Zhongfang Lei, Peng-Fu Li, Yan Ma, Yan Gao
Topics & Concepts
PlasmidGeneEscherichia coliBacteriaBiologyMicrobiologyHorizontal gene transferReactive oxygen speciesChemistryBiochemistryGeneticsGenomePharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria