Developing Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: A Laboratory Activity

Abstract excerpt

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics continues to be a major threat to human health. Agencies, such as the World Health Organization, have called for a multistep response, including increased educational training, both for professionals and the public at large, on this complex problem. Toward that end, we created a laboratory experience, ideally suited for undergraduates, where students observe the development of b...

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• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Bacteria
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial
• Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
• Evolution, Molecular
• Gene Transfer, Horizontal
• Genetic Variation
• Interspersed Repetitive Sequences

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Literature Corpus work

ad738378-cdeb-520c-81a6-cccabaae819a

DOI

10.1099/acmi.0.001118.v1