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The MAR1 transporter is an opportunistic entry point for antibiotics.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Jan 2010
Conte Sarah S, Lloyd Alan M
Abstract excerpt
The vast quantities of antibiotics used in modern agriculture contaminate the environment and threaten human health. Recent studies have shown that crop plants grown in soil fertilized with manure from antibiotic-treated animals can accumulate antibiotic within the plant body, thus making them an additional antibiotic exposure route for consumers. Until recently, mechanisms of antibiotic entry and subcellular...
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