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Descriptor
English
:
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
Synonyms
English
:
Antibiotic Resistance, Bacterial
Tree Number:
G06.099.225
G06.225.347
G07.690.773.984.269.347
Definition
English
:
The ability of
bacteria
to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or
antibiotics
. This resistance may be acquired through gene
mutation
or foreign DNA in transmissible
plasmids
(
R FACTORS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
See Related
English
:
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
History Note
English
:
2002
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
36322
Unique Identifier:
D024881
Occurrence in VHL
:
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