Resistome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Resistome is a noun meaning (genetics, medicine) All the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics.
Meaning
(genetics, medicine) All the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics.
Word Forms
- resistomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include defensome, superrepressor, antibiont, repressosome, autorepressor, bacteriocin.
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