Mechanisms of antibiotic action shape the fitness landscapes of resistance mutations
C. Hemez, F. Clarelli, A. C. Palmer, L. Chindelevitch, T. Cohen, P. Abel zur Wiesch
This study models how antibiotic mechanisms affect resistance mutation fitness, finding that drug type has little impact on resistance selection but that heterogeneous binding enables secondary mutations under certain conditions.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2020Pharmacology & Toxicology