{
  "id": 14603548,
  "title": "Development of a stable microbial community for the study of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance in a continuous culturing device",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/development-of-a-stable-microbial-community-for-the-study-of-plasmid",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.13.758845v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major contributor to the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microbial communities, particularly through conjugative plasmids. The dynamics of the spread of these plasmids in a susceptible microbial community requires a defined and controllable in vitro system, which is currently lacking from existing laboratory evolution systems. Here we describe the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}