The multifaceted roles of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in nature

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Sengupta, Saswati ^a   Chattopadhyay, Madhab K ^b   Grossart, Hans Peter ^c,d  

^a Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ^*

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic paradox; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Quorum sensing; Stress response; Sub inhibitory concentration; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875901417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00047     Document Type: Review

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