Characterization of the Rifamycin-Degrading Monooxygenase From Rifamycin Producers Implicating Its Involvement in Saliniketal Biosynthesis

Rifamycin derivatives, such as rifampicin, have potent antibiotic activity and have long been used in the clinic as mainstay components for the treatment of tuberculosis, leprosy, and AIDS-associated mycobacterial infections. However, the extensive usage of these antibiotics has resulted in the rapi...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Fu Zheng, Xin-Qiang Liu, Shu-Ya Peng, Qiang Zhou, Bin Xu, Hua Yuan, Gong-Li Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00971/full