bacterial resistance
Microbes defeating drugs
Bacterial resistance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics that would normally kill them or stop their growth.
Resistance develops through genetic mutation or gene transfer between bacteria, often accelerated by overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture.
The infection proved difficult to treat due to bacterial resistance.
When bacteria become resistant to multiple drugs, they're called superbugs.
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- superbugsAntibiotic-immune bacteria
- MRSADrug-resistant staph infection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bactericidalAble to destroy microbes
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- Plant Defenseimmune response, innate immunity, SAR, lignification, antibiosis
- immunityimmune, immunity, immune system, immune response, immune cells