antibacterial resistance
Pathogen drug tolerance
Antibacterial resistance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to drugs designed to kill them.
Through mutation and natural selection, bacterial populations evolve defenses against antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
Overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture accelerates this process: The rise of antibacterial resistance threatens modern healthcare.
Also called antimicrobial resistance or antibiotic resistance.
- superbugsAntibiotic-immune bacteria
- MRSADrug-resistant staph infection
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- gene transferMoving DNA between organisms
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
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antibacterial resistancedrug sensitivity
Reaction intensity to medications
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