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Following evolution of bacterial antibiotic resistance in real time.
Nature genetics - 27 Dec 2011
Rosenthal Adam Z, Elowitz Michael B
Abstract excerpt
A new study reports the development of the 'morbidostat', a device that allows for continuous culture of bacteria under a constant drug selection pressure using computer feedback control of antibiotic concentration. This device, together with bacterial whole-genome sequencing, allowed the authors to follow the evolution of resistance-conferring mutations in Escherichia coli populations in real time, providing...
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