A new study has confirmed that a sophisticated genetic system known as integron plays a key role in accelerating resistance and gives bacteria an "incredible opportunity" to evolve in response to antibiotic treatment.
The new research, by scientists at the University of Oxford and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, highlights both the danger posed by integrons and the need to develop tools to counter their influence. The study suggests that new drugs given alongside antibiotics could limit an integron's ability to accelerate bacterial evolution.
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