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Monday, 29 April 2024, 8:07 PM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: Testing for mechanisms of resistance (Fleming Fund G)
Glossary: Glossary
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Acquired resistance

Resistance 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.