Abstract:Plasmids are infectious double stranded DNA molecules that are found within bacteria. Horizontal gene transfer promotes successful spread of different types of plasmids within or among bacteria species, making their detection an important task for guiding clinical treatment. We used whole genome sequenced data to determine the prevalence of plasmid replicons in clinical bacterial isolates, the presence of resistance and virulence genes in plasmids, and the relationship between resistance and virulence genes wi… Show more
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