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Is there a risk of emergence of plasmocin-resistant germs in my cell-cultures ?

April 26, 2017emergence germs risk

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Is there a risk of emergence of plasmocin-resistant germs in my cell-cultures ?

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No, Plasmocin is an association of two antibiotics acting on different targets. Thus, the theoritical probability of emergence of plasmocin-resistant germ is 10-6 x 10-6 = 10-12 : selecting two independant mutational events leading to resistance is highly unlikely. Since 1999, when plasmocin went on sale for the first time, we’ve had no report of plasmocin-resistance emergence.