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Course: The problem of antimicrobial resistance (Fleming Fund B)
Glossary: Glossary
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acquired resistanceResistance to an antibiotic to which a bacterium is innately susceptible. It occurs when a bacterium acquires the ability to resist the actions of a particular antibiotic through either genetic mutation or horizontal gene transfer. |
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