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Glossary

Antibiotic resistance

Resistance of several bacteria to common antibiotics. For this, the microorganisms develop different strategies for warding antibiotics off: they form enzymes (1), they channel the antibiotic out through a membrane pump (2), or they modify the cell wall (3).

Antibiotic resistance

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