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Microbiological Phenomena > Drug Resistance, Microbial > Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Microbiological Phenomena > Bacterial Physiological Phenomena > Drug Resistance, Bacterial

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Drug Resistance, Bacterial  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Antibacterial Drug Resistance

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • The ability of 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

  • 2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D024881

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