Antimicrobial resistance: Bacteria and other disease-causing organisms have a remarkable ability to mutate and acquire resistance genes from other organisms and thereby develop resistance to antimicrobial drugs. When an antimicrobial drug is used, the selective pressure exerted by the drug favors ... [100%] 2023-02-05 [Microbiology]
Antimicrobial resistance: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials. The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies to bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics. (Biology) [100%] 2021-12-22 [Antibiotic resistance] [Evolutionary biology]...
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