Consequences of benzalkonium chloride tolerance for selection dynamics and de novo resistance evolution driven by antibiotics
Orestis Kanaris, Lydia‐Yasmin Sobisch, Annett Gödt, Frank Schreiber, Niclas Nordholt
This study shows that BAC tolerance in E. coli affects antibiotic resistance evolution, with BAC-tolerant strains outcompeting sensitive ones under low ciprofloxacin concentrations but being less likely to develop resistance to other antibiotics.
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology