Membrane permeabilization of colistin toward pan-drug resistant Gram-negative isolates

Membrane permeabilization of colistin toward pan-drug resistant Gram-negative isolates

Abstract Pan-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, being resistant to most available antibiotics, represent a huge threat to the medical community. Colistin is considered the last therapeutic option for patients in hospital settings. Thus, we were concerned in this study to demonstrate the membrane...

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Main Authors: Yasmine Fathy Mohamed, Hamida Moustafa Abou-Shleib, Amal Mohamed Khalil, Nadia Mohamed El-Guink, Moustafa Ahmed El-Nakeeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2016-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Pan-drug resistant
Leakage
Permeability alteration
Colistin
Ultrastructure
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