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Horizontal gene transfer through conjugation. (a) Microbial community with antimicrobial susceptible bacteria (green) and antimicrobial resistant bacteria (blue); (b) Fusion between resistant and susceptible bacteria, allowing the transfer of genetic information through conjugation pili; (c) Microbial community with antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
