Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Mediated by Complete Loss of Lipopolysaccharide Production

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria represent a major global health problem. Polymyxin antibiotics such as colistin have resurfaced as effective last-resort antimicrobials for use against MDR Gram-negative pathogens, including Acinetobacter baumannii. Here we show t...

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Main Authors: Moffatt, Jennifer H., Harper, Marina, Harrison, Paul, Hale, John D. F., Vinogradov, Evgeny, Seemann, Torsten, Henry, Rebekah, Crane, Bethany, St. Michael, Frank, Cox, Andrew D., Adler, Ben, Nation, Roger L., Li, Jian, Boyce, John D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
Subjects:
Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981238/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20855724
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00834-10
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