Positive epistasis drives the acquisition of multidrug resistance.

The evolution of multiple antibiotic resistance is an increasing global problem. Resistance mutations are known to impair fitness, and the evolution of resistance to multiple drugs depends both on their costs individually and on how they interact--epistasis. Information on the level of epistasis bet...

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Main Authors: Sandra Trindade, Ana Sousa, Karina Bivar Xavier, Francisco Dionisio, Miguel Godinho Ferreira, Isabel Gordo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2706973?pdf=render