Bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotics grew 3 times faster after exposure to antibiotics.

www.eurekalert.org
  1. coli bacteria were exposed to antibiotics twice a day for 4 days (8 rounds total) and those that developed mutations to survive the antibiotic treatment also reproduced much faster and formed bacterial colonies that were 3 times bigger.

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