Ribosome Protection as a Mechanism of Lincosamide Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus
Kelley Hurst-Hess, Paulami Rudra, Pallavi Ghosh
Abstract
Mycobacterium abscessus has emerged as a successful pathogen owing to its intrinsic drug resistance. Macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics share overlapping binding sites within the ribosome and common resistance pathways.
Topics & Concepts
Mycobacterium smegmatisLincosamidesMycobacterium abscessusMicrobiologyRibosomeBiologyAntibiotic resistanceMycobacteriumAntibioticsBacteriaGeneticsRNAGeneMedicineMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisPathologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyActinomycetales infections and treatment