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Fitness Tradeoffs of Antibiotic Resistance in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2018
Basra Prabh, Alsaadi Ahlam, Bernal-Astrain Gabriela, O'Sullivan Michael Liam, Hazlett Bryn, Clarke Leah Marie, Schoenrock Andrew, Pitre Sylvain, Wong Alex
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary trade-offs occur when selection on one trait has detrimental effects on other traits. In pathogenic microbes, it has been hypothesized that antibiotic resistance trades off with fitness in the absence of antibiotic. Although studies of single resistance mutations support this hypothesis, it is unclear whether trade-offs are maintained over time, due to compensatory evolution and broader effects of...
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