KatG as Counterselection Marker for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Aron Gagliardi, Petra Selchow, Sakshi Luthra, Daniel Schäfle, Bettina Schulthess, Peter Sander
Abstract
In a recent issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Reingewertz et al. (1) report on sensitization of slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) to the anti-tubercular drug isoniazid (INH) upon expression of Mycobacterium bovis KatG.
Topics & Concepts
Nontuberculous mycobacteriaBiologyMycobacteriumGeneticsBacteriaMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyQuinazolinone synthesis and applications