E. coli bacteria more likely to develop resistance after exposure to low levels of antibiotics
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
E. coli bacteria exposed to three common antibiotics were more likely to develop antibiotic resistance following low-level antibiotic exposure than after exposure to high concentrations that would kill the bacteria or inhibit their growth, according to a timely article in Microbial Drug Resistance, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.