Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria—A Review
University of Life Sciences in Lublin · National Veterinary Research Institute
Abstract
Background: A global problem of multi-drug resistance (MDR) among bacteria is the cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. In response to the significant increase of MDR bacteria, legislative measures have widely been taken to limit or eliminate the use of antibiotics, including in the form of feed additives for livestock, but also in metaphylaxis and its treatment, which was the subject of EU Regulation in 2019/6. Numerous studies have documented that bacteria use both phenotypis and gentic strategies enabling a natural defence against antibiotics and the induction of mechanisms in increasing resistance to the used antibacterial chemicals. The mechanisms presented in this review developed by the…
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7Topics & keywords
- Antibiotics
- Bacteria
- Antibiotic resistance
- Biology
- Pathogenic bacteria
- Microbiology
- Drug resistance
- Enterococcus
- Good health and well-being