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The evolution of antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is shaped by strong epistatic interactions.
Nature communications - 3 Oct 2016
Jochumsen Nicholas, Marvig Rasmus L, Damkiær Søren, Jensen Rune Lyngklip, Paulander Wilhelm, Molin Søren, Jelsbak Lars, Folkesson Anders
Abstract excerpt
Colistin is an antimicrobial peptide that has become the only remaining alternative for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, but little is known of how clinical levels of colistin resistance evolve. We use in vitro experimental evolution and whole-genome sequencing of colistin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients to reconstruct the molecular...
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