Article
Mutation of tlyA confers capreomycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2005
Maus Courtney E, Plikaytis Bonnie B, Shinnick Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
Capreomycin, an important drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, is a macrocyclic peptide antibiotic produced by Saccharothrix mutabolis subspecies capreolus. The basis of resistance to this drug was investigated by isolating and characterizing capreomycin-resistant strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Colonies resistant to capreomycin were recovered from a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
