Self-Inhibitory Peptides Targeting the Neisseria gonorrhoeae MtrCDE Efflux Pump Increase Antibiotic Susceptibility

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an increasing public health threat due to its rapidly rising incidence and antibiotic resistance. There are an estimated 106 million cases per year worldwide, there is no vaccine available to prevent infection, and N. gonorrhoeae strains that are resistant to all antibiotics routinely used to treat the infection have emerged. In many strains, antibiotic resistance is mediated by...

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