| Literature DB >> 21709101 |
Catherine Vilchèze1, Yossef Av-Gay, S Whitney Barnes, Michelle H Larsen, John R Walker, Richard J Glynne, William R Jacobs.
Abstract
A search to identify new mechanisms of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium bovis led to the isolation of mutants defective in mycothiol biosynthesis due to mutations in genes coding for the glycosyltransferase (mshA) or the cysteine ligase (mshC). These mutants showed low-level resistance to isoniazid but were highly resistant to ethionamide. This study further illustrates that mutations in mycothiol biosynthesis genes may contribute to isoniazid or ethionamide resistance across mycobacterial species.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21709101 PMCID: PMC3165297 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00564-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191