Bacterial colonies resistant to ciprofloxacin at 37 or 40 degrees (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

Bacterial colonies resistant to ciprofloxacin at 37 or 40 degrees

Caption

Colonies of the bacterium E. coli growing on an agar plate containing ciprofloxacin: these resistant colonies originate from mutants. On the left the 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 (fever temperature).

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Eleanor Sheridan / University of Groningen

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