Adaptive resistance in bacteria requires epigenetic inheritance, genetic noise, and cost of efflux pumps.

Adaptive resistance emerges when populations of bacteria are subjected to gradual increases of antibiotics. It is characterized by a rapid emergence of resistance and fast reversibility to the non-resistant phenotype when the antibiotic is removed from the medium. Recent work shows that adaptive res...

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Main Authors: Santiago Sandoval Motta, Philippe Cluzel, Maximino Aldana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4363326?pdf=render