Exposure to sublethal clinical radiotherapeutic doses of ionizing γ-radiation gives rise to mutants of Gram-negative and Gram-positive clinical pathogens with increased antibiotic resistance

J Med Microbiol. 2012 Feb;61(Pt 2):302-304. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.035279-0. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / radiation effects*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Gamma Rays*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mutation*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents