New mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance
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Hervé Nicoloff and Helen Wang are two of the researchers behind the study. Photo: Uppsala University
Two newly discovered mechanisms in bacteria have been identified that can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Changing the number of copies of resistance genes in bacteria increases antibiotic resistance, and can do so very quickly. According to a new study from Uppsala University published in Nature Communications, these two mechanisms, along with a third known mechanism, can occur independently of each other, even within the same bacterial cell.
Contact information:
Hervé Nicoloff, Docent at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, email: herve.nicoloff@imbim.uu.se(English)
Helen Wang, Senior Lecturer and Docent at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, email: helen.wang@imbim.uu.se(Swedish, English)