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antibiotic tolerance: a standalone construct

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Microbiology

the ability of bacteria to survive temporary antibiotic exposure, often by slowing growth, without a rise in minimum inhibitory concentration.

In microbiology, antibiotic tolerance refers to the ability of bacteria to survive temporary antibiotic exposure, often by slowing growth, without a rise in minimum inhibitory concentration. This meaning comes from Brauner (2016) in Nature Reviews Microbiology.[1]

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Brauner, A., Fridman, O., Gefen, O., & Balaban, N. Q. (2016). Distinguishing between resistance, tolerance and persistence to antibiotic treatment. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 14(5), 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2016.34

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