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The dilemma of resistance against natural product-derived antibiotics. Antibiotic-producing bacteria exist in the same environments as antibiotic-resistant ones. Antibiotic resistance is also linked to antibiotic production by the respective producers’ resistance for “self-protection”. The resistance factors available within the environment finally contribute to the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of clinically relevant pathogens.
