Evolutionary Trajectory of the Tet(X) Family: Critical Residue Changes towards High-Level Tigecycline Resistance

The newly emerged tigecycline-inactivating enzymes Tet(X3) and Tet(X4), which are associated with high-level tigecycline resistance, demonstrated significantly higher activities in comparison to that of the prototypical Tet(X) enzyme, threatening the clinical efficacy of tigecycline as a last-resor...

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Main Authors: Chao-Yue Cui, Qian He, Qiu-Lin Jia, Cang Li, Chong Chen, Xiao-Ting Wu, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Zhuo-Yu Lin, Zi-Jian Zheng, Xiao-Ping Liao, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Ya-Hong Liu, Liang Chen, Jian Sun
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cdf3b40ab245460288b30206750e79e7
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