Multiple Mutations Often Needed to Make TB Bacteria Drug Resistant

Sunday, September 1, 2013 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

The gene mutation process that creates drug resistance in a tuberculosis-causing bacterium often requires more than one step. It is not just a single mutation, but a series, according to research led by Dr. David Alland of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

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