title: Why are antibiotic resistance genes so resistant to elimination?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Salyers
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Amábile-Cuevas
mesh_terms: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics*; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements