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Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Tetracycline Promote Horizontal Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes via Plasmid-Mediated Conjugation
- Haibo Zhou,
 - Zhaoxin Lu,
 - Xinmei Liu,
 - Xiaomei Bie,
 - Feng Xue,
 - Sijie Tang,
 - Qiushi Feng,
 - Yiyu Cheng and
 - Jun Yang
 
The ubiquitous presence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) constitutes a major threat to global public safety. Tetracycline (TET) is a common antimicrobial agent that inhibits bacterial growth and is freque...

