Current Understanding of Potential Linkages between Biocide Tolerance and Antibiotic Cross-Resistance
Antimicrobials (e.g., antibiotics and biocides) are invaluable chemicals used to control microbes in numerous contexts. Because of the simultaneous use of antibiotics and biocides, questions have arisen as to whether environments commonly treated with biocides (e.g., hospitals, food processing, wast...
Main Authors: | Kent Coombs, Cristina Rodriguez-Quijada, Jason O. Clevenger, Alexis F. Sauer-Budge |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-08-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/2000 |
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