Disinfectants Can Make Bacteria Resistant To Treatment

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sun, 10/05/2008 - 22:45

Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in the journal Microbiology.

Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make the potentially lethal bacterium Staphylococcus aureus remove toxic chemicals from the cell even more efficiently, potentially making it resistant to being killed by some antibiotics.


 

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