Fight evolution with evolution: Plasmid-dependent phages with a wide host range prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 925-932

  Ojala, Ville ^a   Laitalainen, Jarkko ^a   Jalasvuori, Matti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Conjugative plasmid dependent phages; Evolution of antibiotic resistance; Phage therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882998548     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12076     Document Type: Article

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