Open AccessMECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE TRANSFER IN BACTERIA
Author(s) -
Maja Velhner,
Jelena Petrović,
İgor Stojanov,
Radomir Ratajac,
Dragica Stojanović
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arhiv veterinarske medicine/archives of veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2683-4138
pISSN - 1820-9955
DOI - 10.46784/e-avm.v3i1.195
Subject(s) - bacteria , horizontal gene transfer , mobile genetic elements , gene transfer , plasmid , biology , resistance (ecology) , genetics , gene , computational biology , genome , ecology
Wide application of antimicorbial agents forces bacteria to utilize specific genes and rearrange genomic structure in order to survive in the environment. In this article lateral gene transfer, mobile genetic elements, plasmid mediated resistance and spontaneous mutators in bacteria are briefly described. This resourceful means, by which microorganisms manage to communicate and transfer genetic material in their own kingdom, raises concerns about the possibility to keep microbial infections under control in the future.