A Physiological Basis for Nonheritable Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics constitute one of the cornerstones of modern medicine. However, individuals may succumb to a bacterial infection if a pathogen survives exposure to antibiotics. The ability of bacteria to survive bactericidal antibiotics results from genetic changes in the preexisting bacterial genome, f...
Main Authors: | Mauricio H. Pontes, Eduardo A. Groisman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-06-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00817-20 |
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