Arabinosyltransferase C Mediates Multiple Drugs Intrinsic Resistance by Altering Cell Envelope Permeability in Mycobacterium abscessus
Shuai Wang, Xiaoyin Cai, Wei Yu, Sheng Zeng, Jingran Zhang, Lingmin Guo, Yamin Gao, Zhili Lu, H. M. Adnan Hameed, Cuiting Fang, Xirong Tian, Buhari Yusuf, Chiranjibi Chhotaray, M. D. Shah Alam, Buchang Zhang, Honghua Ge, Dmitry A. Maslov, Gregory M. Cook, Jiacong Peng, Yongping Lin, Nanshan Zhong, Guoliang Zhang, Tianyu Zhang
Abstract
made M. abscessus become susceptible to 3 drugs in mice. These findings indicated that potential powerful M. abscessus EmbC inhibitor might be used to reverse the intrinsic resistance of M. abscessus to multiple drugs.
Topics & Concepts
Mycobacterium abscessusCell envelopeAntibioticsMicrobiologyMycobacteriumAntibiotic resistanceDrug resistanceMedicineBiologyBacteriaGeneticsGeneEscherichia coliMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions