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Antibiotic Resistance
Pathogens can have a strong effect on host behavior
June 13th, 2005
Pathogens can have a strong effect on host behavior. According to a study from the United States, "Antibiotic treatment by humans generates strong viability selection for antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. "The frequency of host antibiotic use often determines the strength of this selection, and changing patterns of antibiotic use can generate many types of behaviors in the population dynamics of resistant and sensitive bacterial populations." "In this paper," said the authors, "we present a simple model of hosts dimorphic for their tendency to use/avoid antibiotics and bacterial pathogens dimorphic in their...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-06-13)
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