On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:47:37 -0700, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I do not see how a hive that never gets foulbrood due to preventative
>> use of terramycin, could then develop resistant bacteria.
>
>Pete, I feel that you are exhibiting Lamarkian reasoning : )
>
>Bacteria don't become resistant from exposure to antibiotics. They
>become resistant by mutation, or by incorporating plasmids or viral
>genes.
I know, to say that foulbrood "becomes" resistant is a gross
oversimplification. Anyway, the goal is to get away from drugs. I second that
pb
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