Sublethal Exposure to Commercial Formulations of the Herbicides Dicamba, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, and Glyphosate Cause Changes in Antibiotic Susceptibility in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Salmonella enterica</named-content> serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT Biocides, such as herbicides, are routinely tested for toxicity but not for sublethal effects on microbes. Many biocides are known to induce an adaptive multiple-antibiotic resistance phenotype. This can be due to either an increase in the expression of efflux pumps, a reduced synthesis of...

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Main Authors: Brigitta Kurenbach, Delphine Marjoshi, Carlos F. Amábile-Cuevas, Gayle C. Ferguson, William Godsoe, Paddy Gibson, Jack A. Heinemann
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/07fac9d179354426a85c8b4f8f6dec04
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