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Not all bacterial species are equally sensitive to a given antibiotic. The range of organisms inhibited by an antibiotic is called its antibacterial spectrum. Some antibiotics inhibit growth of a wide variety of organisms (“broad spectrum” antibiotics), whereas others have a narrower antibacterial spectrum, confined to a few groups.
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Zähner, H., Maas, W.K. (1972). Drug Resistance. In: Biology of Antibiotics. Heidelberg Science Library. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9373-3_6
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