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Reversing resistance: different routes and common themes across pathogens.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 27 Sept 2017
Allen Richard C, Engelstädter Jan, Bonhoeffer Sebastian, McDonald Bruce A, Hall Alex R
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Resistance spreads rapidly in pathogen or pest populations exposed to biocides, such as fungicides and antibiotics, and in many cases new biocides are in short supply. How can resistance be reversed in order to prolong the effectiveness of available treatments? Some key parameters affecting reversion of resistance are well known, such as the fitness cost of resistance. However, the population biological processes...
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