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Relationships among resistance and virulence through mobile genetic elements.
| Mobile Genetic Elements | Effect on Virulence |
|---|---|
| Conjugative plasmids | Transference of virulence and resistance determinants intra- and interspecies. |
| ICEs (transposons, PAIS, etc.) | Loss of PAIs due to exposure to quinolones in UPEC. |
