Table 1 Heteroresistant strains used for antibiotic selection

From: Bacteria can compensate the fitness costs of amplified resistance genes via a bypass mechanism

Strain

Species

Antibiotic

Amplified region (kb) and type and location of resistance gene (arrow)

Location

DA33135

E. coli

Tobramycin

Plasmid

DA33137

E. coli

Gentamicin

Plasmid

DA33140

K. pneumoniae

Gentamicin

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Plasmid

DA34827

S. Typhimurium

Tetracycline

Chromosome

  1. The name of the resistance gene has been shown in italics.