Monday Micro – extremophiles & 50 shades of … immunity! - Infectious Thoughts
Siouxsie Wiles • Mar 11, 2013 •
In last week’s Monday Micro I mentioned horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the process by which bacteria acquire new genes from other microbes in their environment. HGT is one of the primary ways that genes for antibiotic resistance are able to spread between different bacteria. It is also how plenty of bacteria pick up genes for things … Read More