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. 2010 Feb 12;37(3):297-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.01.027.

The fast track to multidrug resistance

Benjamin B Kaufmann  1 , Deborah T Hung
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The fast track to multidrug resistance

Benjamin B Kaufmann et al. Mol Cell. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Molecular Cell, Kohanski et al. (2010) demonstrate that even subinhibitory concentrations of bactericidal antibiotics result in the generation of reactive oxygen species, leading to an increase in mutation rate and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains.

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