Evolution of high-level resistance during low-level antibiotic exposure
Mutational antibiotic resistance can emerge under either high or low antibiotic levels. Here, the authors show several small-effect resistance mutations are combined to confer high-level resistance in Salmonella enterica exposed to sub-MIC levels of streptomycin.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04059-1 |