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Understanding antibiotic resistance
Understanding antibiotic resistance

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horizontal gene transfer

The process of swapping genetic information between two unrelated cells. It is the primary mechanism of spreading antibiotic resistance because it allows bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance genes rapidly between different species.

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