Antibiotic collateral sensitivity is contingent on the repeatability of evolution
The evolution of resistance to an antibiotic can render bacteria more susceptible, or more resistant, to a second antibiotic. Here, Nichol et al. provide evidence that the final outcome can be fairly stochastic and depends on the shape of the evolutionary fitness landscape.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08098-6 |