river-wind
05-25-07, 10:58 AM
http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2007/05/22/evolution_in_action.php
Patient is treated with very powerful anti-biotics. During that time, multiple samples of the S. aureus that infect him/her are taken, and the entire genome is sequenced.
Over the treatment period, the scientists were able to observe the sequential development and carry-through of 35 point mutations, which occured alongside an increased resistance of the S. aureus to the drugs applied (shown by re-surgence of the bacterial load over time).
Evolution and drug resistance IN ACTION.
Patient is treated with very powerful anti-biotics. During that time, multiple samples of the S. aureus that infect him/her are taken, and the entire genome is sequenced.
Over the treatment period, the scientists were able to observe the sequential development and carry-through of 35 point mutations, which occured alongside an increased resistance of the S. aureus to the drugs applied (shown by re-surgence of the bacterial load over time).
Evolution and drug resistance IN ACTION.