Published in:
01-09-2019 | Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | Review
Antibiotic resistance genes in the Actinobacteria phylum
Author:
Mehdi Fatahi-Bafghi
Published in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Issue 9/2019
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Abstract
The Actinobacteria phylum is one of the oldest bacterial phyla that have a significant role in medicine and biotechnology. There are a lot of genera in this phylum that are causing various types of infections in humans, animals, and plants. As well as antimicrobial agents that are used in medicine for infections treatment or prevention of infections, they have been discovered of various genera in this phylum. To date, resistance to antibiotics is rising in different regions of the world and this is a global health threat. The main purpose of this review is the molecular evolution of antibiotic resistance in the Actinobacteria phylum.