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Resistance to tetracycline, macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin, trimethoprim, and sulfonamide drug classes.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Mar 2002
Roberts Marilyn C
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The discovery and use of antimicrobial agents in the last 50 yr has been one of medicine's greatest achievements. These agents have reduced morbidity and mortality of humans and animals and have directly contributed to human's increased life span. However, bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to these agents by mutations, which alter existing bacterial proteins, and/or acquisition of new genes, which...
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