Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that disease-causing bacteria become resistant to antibiotics by acquiring mutations that allow them to tolerate the antibiotic. The research found that strains with pre-existing tolerant mutations developed resistance more quickly than those without tolerance.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- 'Tolerant' bacteria drive resistance to antibiotics American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Feb 9, 2017 · first to report
- Bacteria sleep, then rapidly evolve, to survive antibiotic treatments The Hebrew University of Jerusalem · Feb 9, 2017