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Giardia, Entamoeba, and Trichomonas Enzymes Activate Metronidazole (Nitroreductases) and Inactivate Metronidazole (Nitroimidazole Reductases)
Infections with Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, and Trichomonas vaginalis, which cause diarrhea, dysentery, and vaginitis, respectively, are each treated with metronidazole. Here we show that Giardia, Entamoeba, and Trichomonas have oxygen-insensitive nitroreductase (ntr) genes which are hom...
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| Lenguaje: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630645/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19015349 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00909-08 |
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