CRISPR-Cas system: a potential alternative tool to cope antibiotic resistance
Abstract Antibiotic exposure leads to massive selective pressures that initiate the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. The slow process of developing new antibiotics makes this approach counterintuitive for combatting the rapid emergence of new antibi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00795-6 |