In the natural environment, bacteria can experience salt stress, for instance, due to spontaneous water evaporation from bio-aerosols. We monitored the proliferation of the bacteria, Mycobacterium smegmatis, over multiple generations in a microfluidic chip. Surprisingly, in elevated salt concentrations, the bacteria could tolerate high concentrations of antibiotics, indicating salt-induced drug resistance.  See our publication: DOI:  10.1039/D5LC00713E (Paper) Lab Chip , 2025, Advance...

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