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Physiological Phenomena > Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena > Pharmacological Phenomena > Drug Resistance > Drug Resistance, Microbial
Microbiological Phenomena > Drug Resistance, Microbial

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Drug Resistance, Microbial  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
  • Antimicrobial Drug Resistances

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for protozoa: index DRUG RESISTANCE

Scope note

  • The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).

History note

  • 1963; for ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE use DRUG RESISTANCE 2002-2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004352

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