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The Widely Used Antimicrobial Triclosan Induces High Levels of Antibiotic Tolerance In Vitro and Reduces Antibiotic Efficacy up to 100-Fold In Vivo

The antimicrobial triclosan is used in a wide range of consumer products ranging from toothpaste, cleansers, socks, and baby toys. A bacteriostatic inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis, triclosan is extremely stable and accumulates in the environment. Approximately 75% of adults in the United States ha...

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Autores principales: Westfall, Corey, Flores-Mireles, Ana Lidia, Robinson, John Isaac, Lynch, Aaron J. L., Hultgren, Scott, Henderson, Jeffrey P., Levin, Petra Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6496070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30782996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02312-18