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Bacteria from water cooling systems developed resistance to three different bactericides i.e. quarternary ammonium compound (QAC), isothiazolone and thiocarbamate. Resistance was induced by exposing isolates to increasing sublethal concentrations for a period of 10 weeks.Bacillus subtilis became resistant to 1000 mg l−1 QAC. Cross-resistance was also detected, e.g. isothiazolone induced resistance to QAC and thiocarbamate.
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Brözel, V.S., Cloete, T.E. Resistance of bacteria from cooling waters to bactericides. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 8, 273–276 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576066
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