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Mesh term Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial

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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple

Description

The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs simultaneously. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).



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