| Literature DB >> 25691629 |
Antonio Cannatelli1, Alfonso Santos-Lopez2, Tommaso Giani1, Bruno Gonzalez-Zorn2, Gian Maria Rossolini3.
Abstract
The inactivation of the mgrB gene, which encodes a negative-feedback regulator of the PhoPQ signaling system, was recently shown to be a common mutational mechanism responsible for acquired polymyxin resistance among carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from clinical sources. In this work, we show that mgrB mutants can easily be selected in vitro from different K. pneumoniae lineages, and mgrB inactivation is not associated with a significant biological cost.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25691629 PMCID: PMC4394794 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.04998-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191