Is part of the reason that we are in such trouble with mycoplasma because they have the ability to adapt to antibiotics by incorporating the antibiotic into the DNA structure?
Thanks for your reply. RESPONSE: Mycoplasmas are just very slow-growing, especially the intracellular pathogenic variety, and not as metabolically active as the fast-growing bacteria and are thus less susceptible to antibiotics and antimetabolites of any kind. However, if these infections are inappropriately treated (too brief treatment or too low concentration of antibiotic), then resistant strains could arise. QUESTION: I am especially interested in those with Ankylosing Spondylitis who have used the antibiotic drugs over a long period of time. I know antibiotics will help me greatly as I have experimented with them for one thirty-day course. My most pressing question is simply how long will they work before the bugs mutate into resistant strains? Also, what strategies can be used to minimize the chances of this happening. I feel that I only have one chance at undertaking this therapy, and I don’t want to screw it up by not completing detailed research from multiple sources. Any answ
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