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Bifidobacterium adolescentis is intrinsically resistant to antitubercular drugs.
Scientific reports - 9 Aug 2018
Lokesh Dhanashree, Parkesh Raman, Kammara Rajagopal
Abstract excerpt
Multiple mutations in the β subunit of the RNA polymerase (rpoβ) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are the primary cause of resistance to rifamycin (RIF). In the present study, bifidobacterial rpoβ sequences were analyzed to characterize the mutations that contribute to the development of intrinsic resistance to RIF, isoniazid, streptomycin and pyrazinamide. Sequence variations, which mapped to cassettes 1 and...
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