VapBC and MazEF toxin/antitoxin systems in the regulation of biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance in nontuberculous mycobacteria

Background: Mycobacterium smegmatis and other nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely distributed in the environment, but a significant increase of NTM infections has taken place in the last few decades. The objective of this study was to determine the role of toxin–antitoxin (TA) vapBC and maz...

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Main Authors: Daria V Eroshenko, Tatyana V Polyudova, Anna A Pyankova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=156;epage=166;aulast=Eroshenko