Effects of a previously selected antibiotic resistance on mutations acquired during development of a second resistance in Escherichia coli

Abstract Background The effect of mutations conferring antibiotic resistance can depend on the genetic background. To determine if a previously de novo acquired antibiotic resistance influences the adaptation to a second antibiotic, antibiotic resistance was selected for by exposure to stepwise incr...

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Main Authors: Marloes Hoeksema, Martijs J. Jonker, Stanley Brul, Benno H. ter Kuile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5648-7