MAB_2355c Confers Macrolide Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus by Ribosome Protection
Qi Guo, Yongjie Zhang, Junsheng Fan, Haonan Zhang, Zhemin Zhang, Bing Li, Haiqing Chu
Abstract
Macrolide resistance is always a concern when treating Mycobacterium abscessus infections. MAB_2355c was identified previously as a possible new factor that confers the intrinsic resistance of 194 clinical M. abscessus isolates to clarithromycin.
Topics & Concepts
ComplementationMycobacterium abscessusBiologyRibosomeMicrobiologyMolecular biologyMonoclonal antibodyMycobacteriumGeneBiochemistryMutantGeneticsRNABacteriaAntibodyMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyActinomycetales infections and treatment