Evolutionary consequences of antibiotic use for the resistome, mobilome, and microbial pangenome

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue JAN, 2013, Pages

  Gillings, Michael R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolvability; Metagenomics; Mobilome; Pangenome; Parvome; Pollution; Resistome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LANGAT VIRUS;

EID: 84875825656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00004     Document Type: Review

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