Staphylococcus aureus functional amyloids catalyze degradation of β-lactam antibiotics

Abstract Antibiotic resistance of bacteria is considered one of the most alarming developments in modern medicine. While varied pathways for bacteria acquiring antibiotic resistance have been identified, there still are open questions concerning the mechanisms underlying resistance. Here, we show th...

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Main Authors: Elad Arad, Kasper B. Pedersen, Orit Malka, Sisira Mambram Kunnath, Nimrod Golan, Polina Aibinder, Birgit Schiøtt, Hanna Rapaport, Meytal Landau, Raz Jelinek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43624-1