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resistance plasmid Definition

resistance plasmid

noun

any of a group of bacterial plasmids carrying genetic information that provide resistance to antibiotic drugs: some resistance plasmids are able to transfer themselves, and hence resistance, during conjugation

resistance plasmid Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

multiple: Yamamoto T, Nair G and Takeda Y. Emergence of tetra-cycline resistance due to a multiple drug resistance plasmid in Vibrio cholerae 0139.

Noun used with modifier

drug: Yamamoto T, Nair G and Takeda Y. Emergence of tetra-cycline resistance due to a multiple drug resistance plasmid in Vibrio cholerae 0139.

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