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Simulating the host niche: balancing complexity and control in the experimental evolution of antibiotic resistance and pathoadaptation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2026
Hernandez-Bird Juan, Meirelles Lucas A
Abstract excerpt
The 'ESKAPE' pathogens cause the majority of antibiotic-resistant infections in humans, with associated mortality expected to surpass that of cancer by 2050. Outbreak strains of these pathogens often demonstrate a remarkable ability to establish infection and easily acquire novel antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. Because the expression of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance genes often imposes a...
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- Humans
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacteria
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Bacterial Infections
