Dissecting Colistin Resistance Mechanisms in Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates

Dissecting Colistin Resistance Mechanisms in Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized modern medicine and enabled us to cure previously deadly bacterial infections. However, a progressive increase in antibiotic resistance rates is a major and global threat for our health care system. Colistin represents one of our last-resort antibiotics th...

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Main Authors: Vincent Trebosc, Sarah Gartenmann, Marcus Tötzl, Valentina Lucchini, Birgit Schellhorn, Michel Pieren, Sergio Lociuro, Marc Gitzinger, Marcel Tigges, Dirk Bumann, Christian Kemmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-07-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
acinetobacter baumannii
antibiotic resistance
colistin
epta
ethanolamine transferase
mcr-1
pmra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01083-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01083-19

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