The antibiotic resistome: the nexus of chemical and genetic diversity.

doi:10.1038/nrmicro1614

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The antibiotic resistome: the nexus of chemical and genetic diversity.

Nature reviews. Microbiology - 1 Mar 2007

Wright Gerard D

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Over the millennia, microorganisms have evolved evasion strategies to overcome a myriad of chemical and environmental challenges, including antimicrobial drugs. Even before the first clinical use of antibiotics more than 60 years ago, resistant organisms had been isolated. Moreover, the potential problem of the widespread distribution of antibiotic resistant bacteria was recognized by scientists and healthcare...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteria
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Evolution, Molecular
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Genetic Variation
Humans
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences

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PMID: 17277795
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1614

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