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constitutive resistance

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constitutive resistance
[kənstich′o̅o̅tiv]
the bacterial resistance to antibiotics that is contained in the deoxyribonucleic acid molecules of the organism. The trait can be passed on to daughter cells through cell division, but it cannot be transmitted to other species of bacteria.


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This isolate expressed constitutive resistance to macrolides and clindamycin, as well as additional resistances to ß-lactams, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and tetracvclines (Table 1).
90] Range Constitutive resistance (n =21) Erythromycin A 512 >512 16 >512 Clindamycin 128 256 32-512 Telithromycin 0.
 
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