Persistence of antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations
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- 1 September 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 35 (5) , 901-911
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00289.x
Abstract
Several mechanisms are contributing to the stability of antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations and even if antibiotic use is reduced it is likely that mKeywords
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