the property of a microorganism that enables it to grow in the presence of a specific antibiotic
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Antibiotic resistance is usually associated with a particular mutation or genetic characteristic which may be carried on a plasmid or other vector and transferred from one strain to another.
Maaeluminister Tarmo Tamm kinnitas „Mikroobide antibiootikumiresistentsuse vähendamise tegevuskava veterinaarmeditsiini valdkonnas aastateks 2017–2021“. Tegevuskava seab eesmärgiks vähendada 2020. aastaks antibiootikumide kasutamist põllumajandus- ja lemmikloomadel 30 protsendi võrra.
11. pathological, ecological and physiological traits: ... antibiotic resistance, and potential use of these antibiotics in humans and domestic organisms for prophylaxis and therapy; ...
