Mycobacterium abscessus and β-Lactams: Emerging Insights and Potential Opportunities

Mycobacterium abscessus and β-Lactams: Emerging Insights and Potential Opportunities

β-lactams, the most widely used class of antibiotics, are well-tolerated, and their molecular mechanisms of action against many bacteria are well-documented. Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is a highly drug-resistant rapidly-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Only in recent years have we start...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Story-Roller, Emily C. Maggioncalda, Keira A. Cohen, Gyanu Lamichhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium abscessus
β-lactams
peptidoglycan
LD-transpeptidase
β-lactamase inhibitor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02273/full

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