A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance: Temperature
E. coli colonies growing on an agar plate containing ciprofloxacin: these resistant colonies originate from mutants. On the left resistant mutants originating from a population grown at 37 °C (normal body temperature), on the right resistant mutants originating from a population grown at 40 °C (temperature temperature). Credit: Eleanor Sheridan / University of Groningen Scientists … Read more