Antibiotic resistance of bacteria: A global challenge

Resonance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-191

  Sengupta, Saswati ^a   Chattopadhyay, Madhab K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

antibiotic paradox; Antibiotic resistance; bacteria; biochemical basis; genetic basis; multidrugresistant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857860952     PISSN: 09718044     EISSN: 0973712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12045-012-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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