mechanism of antibiotic resistance

Accession ARO:1000002
DefinitionAntibiotic resistance mechanisms evolve naturally via natural selection through random mutation, but it could also be engineered by applying an evolutionary stress on a population.
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+ antibiotic target alteration [Resistance Mechanism]
+ antibiotic target replacement [Resistance Mechanism]
+ antibiotic target protection [Resistance Mechanism]
+ antibiotic inactivation [Resistance Mechanism]
+ antibiotic efflux [Resistance Mechanism]
+ reduced permeability to antibiotic [Resistance Mechanism]
+ resistance by absence [Resistance Mechanism]
+ modification to cell morphology [Resistance Mechanism]
+ resistance by host-dependent nutrient acquisition [Resistance Mechanism]
+ antibiotic target overexpression [Resistance Mechanism]