Transient drug-tolerance and permanent drug-resistance rely on the trehalose-catalytic shift in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Trehalose metabolism has been linked to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) virulence and biofilm formation. Here, using a model of drug-tolerant persisters and metabolomics, the authors dissect the role of trehalose metabolism in Mtb persister formation, linking trehalose-catalytic shift to antibiotic...

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Main Authors: Jae Jin Lee, Sun-Kyung Lee, Naomi Song, Temitope O. Nathan, Benjamin M. Swarts, Seok-Yong Eum, Sabine Ehrt, Sang-Nae Cho, Hyungjin Eoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10975-7