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Microbiological Phenomena > Drug Resistance, Microbial
Physiological Phenomena > Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena > Pharmacological Phenomena > Drug Resistance > Drug Resistance, Microbial

Preferred term

Drug Resistance, Microbial  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The ability of microorganisms, especially 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).

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Entry terms

  • Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Résistance microbienne aux médicaments

    French

  • Résistance aux agents antimicrobiens
  • Résistance aux antimicrobiens
  • Résistance aux médicaments antimicrobiens
  • Résistance des microbes aux médicaments

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P5T30DB5-0

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