The evolution of antibiotic susceptibility and resistance during the formation of <it>Escherichia coli</it> biofilms in the absence of antibiotics
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Explanations for bacterial biofilm persistence during antibiotic treatment typically depend on non-genetic mechanisms, and rarely consider the contribution of evolutionary processes.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Usin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/13/22 |