Bacterial antibiotic resistance (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, September 01, 2011, 17:43 (4832 days ago)

It is at least 30,000 years old. Most of it comes from lateral gene transfer. and this finding is a very logical discovery. After all, most early antibiotics came from natural fungi living side by side with bacteria. It may be that so-called rapid evolution of resistance is simply reaching back to what is already present for use.-http://the-scientist.com/2011/08/31/the-age-old-fight-against-antibiotics/