Unfortunately, just as the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics has limited their performance in clinical settings, streptomycin resistance has destabilized plant disease control.

• 不幸的是，就象细菌耐抗生素菌系的出现限制了抗生素在临床诊治上的效力一样，对链霉素的抗性也造成了防治植物病害效果的不稳定。