Acceleration and suppression of resistance development by antibiotic combinations

Acceleration and suppression of resistance development by antibiotic combinations

Abstract Background The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is becoming a global public health problem. Combination therapy, i.e., the simultaneous use of multiple antibiotics, is used for long-term treatment to suppress the emergence of resistant strains. However, the effect o...

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Main Authors: Shingo Suzuki, Takaaki Horinouchi, Chikara Furusawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Laboratory evolution
Escherichia coli
Antibiotic resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3718-2

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