Antibiotic Resistance Flashcards
1
Q
Persistor cells have what?
A
tolerance
2
Q
Do persister cells grow fast or slow?
A
slow
3
Q
What are the 3 forms of horizontal gene transfer?
A
transduction, transformation, conjugation
4
Q
Resistance provides what sort of advantage?
A
selective
5
Q
Colistin is what type of antibiotic?
A
polymyxin