Bis-indolic compounds as potential new therapeutic alternatives for tularaemia

Francisella tularensis is the etiological agent of tularaemia and a CDC class A biological threat agent. Few antibiotic classes are currently useful in treating tularaemia, including the aminoglycosides gentamicin and streptomycin, fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines. However, treatment failures and...

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Main Authors: Yvan eCASPAR, Vivien eSUTERA, Sandrine eBOISSET, Jean-Noël eDENIS, Max eMAURIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00024/full