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Abstract
β-lactam antibiotics and immune enzymes, including lysozyme, kill bacteria by rupturing the cell wall. Curiously, their combination can select for viable, wall-less bacteria. Kawai and colleagues describe the molecular details regarding the emergence of these forms, illustrating a novel and potentially clinically relevant mechanism by which bacteria escape killing by antibiotics.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29474916 DOI： 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN： 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582