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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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Discuss how drug resistance spreads through a population of
microbes and the long-term effects of this.

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The use of antimicrobials has lead to the development of microbial drug resistance, an adaptive response in which microorganisms begin to tolerate an amount of drug that would previously have been inhibitory. The property of drug resistance can be either intrinsic or acquired. The spread of drug resistance through a population of microbes is acquired and hence has attracted significant research focus.

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