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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is resistant to streptolydigin.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2013
Speer Alexander, Rowland Jennifer L, Niederweis Michael
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Drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) undermine tuberculosis (TB) control. Streptolydigin is a broadly effective antibiotic which inhibits RNA polymerase, similarly to rifampicin, a key drug in current TB chemotherapeutic regimens. Due to a vastly improved chemical synthesis streptolydigin and derivatives are being promoted as putative TB drugs. The microplate Alamar Blue assay revealed that...
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