ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2013
Staphylococcus aureus biofilms promote horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance.
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Abstract
Growth as a biofilm facilitates the emergence of antibiotic resistance by mutation in Staphylococcus aureus. Here we demonstrate that biofilm growth of this species also dramatically increases horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance determinants by conjugation/mobilization and that standard laboratory practices to induce conjugation in staphylococci achieve optimal efficiency owing to the presence of a biofilm.
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