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View article: Advantage of the F2:A1:B- IncF Pandemic Plasmid over IncC Plasmids in <i>In Vitro</i> Acquisition and Evolution of <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> Gene-Bearing Plasmids in Escherichia coli
Advantage of the F2:A1:B- IncF Pandemic Plasmid over IncC Plasmids in <i>In Vitro</i> Acquisition and Evolution of <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> Gene-Bearing Plasmids in Escherichia coli Open
Despite a fitness cost imposed on bacterial hosts, large conjugative plasmids play a key role in the diffusion of resistance determinants, such as CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases. Among the large conjugative plasmids, IncF plasmids ar…