Dietary zinc inhibits antimicrobial resistance gene transmission in lab tests

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Oct 4, 2024, 9:31 am123 pts
Genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from microbe to microbe through circular genetic material called plasmids, and this lateral transfer occurs in the gut. In Applied and Environmental Microbiology, researchers in Iowa report that the transmission of some AMR plasmids may be…

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