<em>S. Aureus</em> Wild Type and SCVs (IMAGE)

University of Bath

<em>S. Aureus</em> Wild Type and SCVs

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Cigarette smoke accelerates the emergence of antibiotic resistant Small Colony Variants (SCVs) in the human pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus. Left panel shows normal wild-type S aureus; Right panel shows gentamicin-resistant SCVs.

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