Biofilms facilitate cheating and social exploitation of β-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41522-019-0109-2
Abstract: Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli commonly resist β-lactam antibiotics using plasmid-encoded β-lactamase enzymes. Bacterial strains that express β-lactamases have been found to detoxify liquid cultures and thus to protect genetically susceptible strains, constituting a… read more here.
Keywords: escherichia coli; coli biofilms; social protection; exploitation ... See more keywords