Unique mechanisms of antibiotic resistance identified
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Microbiologists have identified mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in a clinical isolate of E. coli resistant to carbapenems, a class of “last resort” antibiotics. The new study found the E. coli genetically mutated four times to resist the antibiotic, showing the lengths to which bacteria will go to survive.