# Antibiotic and plasmid family detection Antibiotic resistance was detected using [Abricate](https://github.com/tseemann/abricate) with three databases: card and resfinder were used to search for plasmids that contained certain antibiotic resistance genes, plasmidfinder to to characterize plasmid families and vfdb to annotate virulence genes in each plasmid. This approach provide the user with a fully comprehensive characterization of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes in the plasmids present in the NCBI database, as well as a quick way to visualize a certain family of interest. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://patlas.gitbook.io/docs/api/abr_api.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.