Characterization of Two New Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis: Tools for Routine In Vitro Screening of Novel Anti-Mycobacterial Agents

Characterization of Two New Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis: Tools for Routine In Vitro Screening of Novel Anti-Mycobacterial Agents

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogen of global public health concern. This threat is exacerbated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant and extremely-drug-resistant strains of the pathogen. We have obtained two distinct clones of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium smegmatis after gradual exposur...

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Main Authors: Patrick K. Arthur, Vincent Amarh, Precious Cramer, Gloria B. Arkaifie, Ethel J. S. Blessie, Mohammed-Sherrif Fuseini, Isaac Carilo, Rebecca Yeboah, Leonard Asare, Brian D. Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antibiotics
antimicrobial resistance
tuberculosis
mycobacteria
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/1/4

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