Investigation of mobile genetic elements and their association with antibiotic resistance genes in clinical pathogens worldwide

Resistance genes are spread through various MGEs, including plasmids and transposons. Our findings suggest that multiple factors influence MGE prevalence and their transposability, thereby shaping the MGE population and transmission pathways. Some MGEs have a wider host range, which could make them more important for mobilizing genes. We also identified 103 resistance genes potentially mobilised by MGEs, which could increase their transmissibility to unrelated bacteria.

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PLoS ONE
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2025-08-18
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330304
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5
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Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
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Investigation of mobile genetic elements and their association with antibiotic resistance genes in clinical pathogens worldwide

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Abstract

Resistance genes are spread through various MGEs, including plasmids and transposons. Our findings suggest that multiple factors influence MGE prevalence and their transposability, thereby shaping the MGE population and transmission pathways. Some MGEs have a wider host range, which could make them more important for mobilizing genes. We also identified 103 resistance genes potentially mobilised by MGEs, which could increase their transmissibility to unrelated bacteria.

PLoS ONEVol. 20(8)
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (BF), Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT), University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR), Karadeniz Technical University (TR), Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK), University of Ibadan (NG), University of Dhaka (BD), Mahidol University (TH), Khyber Teaching Hospital (PK), Lozenetz Hospital (BG), Akershus University Hospital (NO), Nicosia General Hospital (CY), Fiona Stanley Hospital (AU), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CA), Hvidovre Hospital (DK), Bellvitge University Hospital (ES), Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics (LT), University Hospital of Basel (CH), University Teaching Hospital (ZM), Canberra Hospital (AU), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR), Lusaka Apex Medical University (ZM), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC), Bioanalytica (Switzerland) (CH), University Hospital in Motol (CZ), National Hospital Abuja (NG), Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública (EC), University Hospital Plzen (CZ), Qatif Central Hospital (SA), Manhiça Health Research Centre (MZ), Université d'Abomey-Calavi (BJ), Centre National de Semences Forestières (BF), Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH), Spitali Universitar Shefqet Ndroqi (AL), National Institute of Health of Thailand (TH), Southern Community Laboratories (New Zealand) (NZ), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social (PY), Queen Ingrid's Hospital (GL), Instituto Nacional de Salud (CO), Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Bab El Oued (DZ), Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes (FR), Ghana Health Service (GH), Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (BF), Obafemi Awolowo University (NG), Arab American University (PS), University of Milano-Bicocca (IT), Universitat de Barcelona (ES), University of Pecs (HU), University of Otago (NZ), National University of Sciences and Technology (PK), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (DE), Technical University of Denmark (DK)
European Commission, Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk Fonden
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