Glossary
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high-income countries (HICs)Countries with a gross national income per capita classified as high income by the World Bank. | |
horizontal gene transferThe process of swapping genetic information between two unrelated cells. It is the primary mechanism of spreading antibiotic resistance because it allows bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance genes rapidly between different species. | |
hydroscopicA substance that can absorb water from its surrounding environment. | |
hydroscopicityThe tendency of a substance to absorb water from its surroundings. | |
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infectious doseThe amount of pathogen needed to cause an infection in the host. | |
interventionAn activity that promotes behaviours that improve health. | |
intrinsically susceptibleA bacterial species that naturally lacks resistance mechanisms and is sensitive to the action of an antibiotic. | |
intrinsic resistanceThe innate ability of a bacterial species to resist the action of antibiotic as a consequence of the bacteria’s structural or functional characteristics. | |
isolateA bacterial strain separated from a mixed population of microbes such as those found in the soil or inside the gut. | |
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Kluyvera spp.Non-pathogenic soil bacteria that are the source of CTX-M-type ESBLs. | |