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Inactivation of the Thymidylate Synthase thyA in Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Modulates Antibiotic Resistance and Has a Strong Impact on Its Interplay with the Host Airways.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Rodríguez-Arce Irene, Martí Sara, Euba Begoña, Fernández-Calvet Ariadna, Moleres Javier, López-López Nahikari, Barberán Montserrat, Ramos-Vivas José, Tubau Fe, Losa Carmen, Ardanuy Carmen, Leiva José, Yuste José E, Garmendia Junkal
Abstract excerpt
Antibacterial treatment with cotrimoxazol (TxS), a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, generates resistance by, among others, acquisition of thymidine auxotrophy associated with mutations in the thymidylate synthase gene thyA, which can modify the biology of infection. The opportunistic pathogen non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is frequently encountered in the lower airways of chronic...
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