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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