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Evolved Aztreonam Resistance Is Multifactorial and Can Produce Hypervirulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
mBio - 31 Oct 2017
Jorth Peter, McLean Kathryn, Ratjen Anina, Secor Patrick R, Bautista Gilbert E, Ravishankar Sumedha, Rezayat Amir, Garudathri Jayanthi, Harrison Joe J, Harwood Rachel A, Penewit Kelsi, Waalkes Adam, Singh Pradeep K, Salipante Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
While much attention has been focused on acquired antibiotic resistance genes, chromosomal mutations may be most important in chronic infections where isolated, persistently infecting lineages experience repeated antibiotic exposure. Here, we used experimental evolution and whole-genome sequencing to investigate chromosomally encoded mutations causing aztreonam resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and...
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