Mechanisms for Development of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Treatment of infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is difficult due to its high intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance. Upon colonization in the human hosts, P. aeruginosa accumulates genetic mutations that confer the bacterium antibiotic resistance and ability to better live in the host enviro...

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Main Authors: Congjuan Xu, Huimin Liu, Xiaolei Pan, Zhenzhen Ma, Dan Wang, Xinxin Zhang, Guangbo Zhu, Fang Bai, Zhihui Cheng, Weihui Wu, Yongxin Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.598291/full