Figure 1.

Schematic representation of different mechanism of antimicrobial resistance strategies in bacteria classified into four main categories: (i) limiting drug uptake, (ii) increasing drug extrusion; (iii) modifying drug target structure, and (iv) inactivating the drug structure. LPS, lipopolysaccharide; PBP, penicillin-binding protein. Figure was produced using images from Sevier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com/), licensed under a Creative Common Attribution 3.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).