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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Main Authors: Bilal Aslam, Maria Rasool, Adi Idris, Saima Muzammil, Roman Farooq Alvi, Mohsin Khurshid, Muhammad Hidayat Rasool, Derong Zhang, Zhongren Ma, Zulqarnain Baloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00795-6