Murepavadin induces envelope stress response and enhances the killing efficacies of β-lactam antibiotics by impairing the outer membrane integrity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen that can cause a variety of acute and chronic infections. The bacterium is highly resistant to numerous antibiotics. Murepavadin is a peptidomimetic antibiotic that blocks the function of P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide (LPS) tr...

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Main Authors: Xiaoya Wei, Jiacong Gao, Congjuan Xu, Xiaolei Pan, Yongxin Jin, Fang Bai, Zhihui Cheng, Iain L. Lamont, Daniel Pletzer, Weihui Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01257-23