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Inhibition of the ATP Synthase Eliminates the Intrinsic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus towards Polymyxins.
mBio - 5 Sept 2017
Vestergaard Martin, Nøhr-Meldgaard Katrine, Bojer Martin Saxtorph, Krogsgård Nielsen Christina, Meyer Rikke Louise, Slavetinsky Christoph, Peschel Andreas, Ingmer Hanne
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Staphylococcus aureus is intrinsically resistant to polymyxins (polymyxin B and colistin), an important class of cationic antimicrobial peptides used in treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections. To understand the mechanisms underlying intrinsic polymyxin resistance in S. aureus, we screened the Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library established in S. aureus strain JE2 for increased susceptibility to polymyxin...
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