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1. Introduction
2. Aim
3. Themes
4. Bacterial biofilms (1)
5. Bacterial biofilms (2)
6. Biofilm development
7. Polymicrobial biofilms
8. Quorum sensing in Streptococcus spp.
9. Exogenous DNA and biofilms
10. Distributed-genome hypothesis
11. Streptococcus pneumoniae
12. The finite supragenome model (1)
13. The finite supragenome model (2)
14. Horizontal gene transfer
15. PBP 1A - penicillin binding domain
16. Summary
17. References

Topics Covered

• Bacterial biofilms, genetic competence and exogenous DNA
• Quorum sensing
• The distributed-genome hypothesis and the finite supragenome model
• Streptococcus pneumoniae and antibiotic resistance
• Horizontal gene transfer and mosaic genes

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Series:

• Antibiotic Resistance

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases

Talk Citation

Charalambous, B. (2009, December 31). Antibiotic resistance and the supragenome hypothesis [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved May 29, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/YWOT8118.
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Publication History

• Published on December 31, 2009
• Archived on May 28, 2025

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Bambos Charalambous has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.