Characterisation of antibiotic resistance and virulence-associated genes of Paeniclostridium sordellii CALLUM JAMES VIDOR 10.26180/5bdff39dc9f68 https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Characterisation_of_antibiotic_resistance_and_virulence-associated_genes_of_Paeniclostridium_sordellii/7296599 This thesis explores the genes that the bacterial species *Paeniclostridium sordellii* uses to become resistant to antibiotics and cause disease. This work has also identified the process by which this species is able to share the gene that carries a major toxin among its population, thereby increasing the ability of the *Paeniclostridium sordellii* population to cause disease. *SHOULD BE IN ITALICS* 2018-11-05 07:39:08 Conjugation Antibiotic Resistance Bacterial Genetics Microbiology Genetics Molecular Biology