Demographic fluctuation of community-acquired antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages: potential role of flimsy antibiotic exposure
C.-A. Gustave, A. Tristan, P. Martins-Simoes, M. Stegger, Y. Benito, P. S. Andersen, M. Bes, P. Glaser, F. Laurent, T. Wirth, F. Vandenesch
The paper investigates how low-level antibiotic exposure influences the expansion of two CA-MRSA lineages by reversing the fitness cost of antibiotic resistance.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2017Microbiology