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Does antibiotic resistant bacteria have disadvantages and a lower reproductive fitness in the absence of antibiotics? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/askscience by /u/Andrelse on 2024-11-04 15:54:48.

So my thinking is that most things are a trade-off, so bacteria that gains the ability to resist an antibiotic might require more energy or have other disadvantages. It also makes room for a slightly optimistic perspective that multi-resistant bacteria might have some upsides.

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