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Antibiotic Resistance in Oral Streptococci: The prevalence, diversity, stability, and fitness cost of Tn916 -Tn1545 family in oral streptococcal isolates
Lunde, Tracy Munthali (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-03-25)Oral streptococci are important members of the oral microbiome that are gathering more attention due to the presence of antimicrobial resistance determinants and their association with mobile genetic elements. Mobile genetic elements such as the ICE, Tn916 are abundant in bacterial populations and have been implicated in the spread of antibiotic resistance. Despite their abundance, little is known ...