Cinnamaldehyde derivatives act as antimicrobial agents against Acinetobacter baumannii through the inhibition of cell division

Cinnamaldehyde derivatives act as antimicrobial agents against Acinetobacter baumannii through the inhibition of cell division

Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen with high intrinsic antimicrobial resistance while multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains of this pathogen are emerging. Treatment options for infections by these strains are very limited, hence new therapies are urgently needed....

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Main Authors: Wern Chern Chai, Jonathan J. Whittall, Steven W. Polyak, Klyie Foo, Xin Li, Cameron J. Dutschke, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Shutao Ma, Matthew J. Sykes, Susan J. Semple, Henrietta Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial drug development
FtsZ
FtsZ inhibitor
cinnamaldehyde
gram-negative
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.967949/full

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