Nonclonal Emergence of Colistin Resistance Associated with Mutations in the BasRS Two-Component System in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> Bloodstream Isolates
ABSTRACT Infections by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are increasingly common, prompting the renewed interest in the use of colistin. Colistin specifically targets Gram-negative bacteria by interacting with the anionic lipid A moieties of lipopolysaccharides, leading to membrane destabil...
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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