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The double life of antibiotics.

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Antibiotic resistance is a persistent health care problem worldwide. Evidence for the negative consequences of subtherapeutic feeding in livestock production has been mounting while the antibiotic pipeline is drying up. In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in our perception of antibiotics. Apart from its roles in self-defense, antibiotics also serve as inter-microbial signaling molecules, regulators of gene expression, microbial food sources, and as mediators of host immune response.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Author: Mee-Ngan F Yap

Institution: Saint Louis University

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Mechanisms of Nascent Polypeptide-Mediated Translational Regulation