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Mutations in MetG (methionyl-tRNA synthetase) and TrmD [tRNA (guanine-N1)-methyltransferase] conferring meropenem tolerance in Burkholderia thailandensis.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2018
Yi Hyojeong, Lee Hyeri, Cho Kwang-Hwi, Kim Heenam Stanley
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Objectives: Although meropenem is widely used to treat Burkholderia infections, the response of Burkholderia pathogens to this antibiotic is largely unexplored. Methods: Burkholderia thailandensis, a model for Burkholderia spp., particularly Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei, was challenged with a lethal level of meropenem and survivors were isolated. The genomes of two of the isolates were...
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