Concentration-dependent activity of antibiotics in natural environments

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue FEB, 2013, Pages

  Bernier, Steve P ^a   Surette, Michael G ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Community; Cue; Interaction; Resistance; Signal; Stress; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875896340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00020     Document Type: Review

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