An effective antimicrobial strategy of colistin combined with the Chinese herbal medicine shikonin against colistin-resistant Escherichia coli

An effective antimicrobial strategy of colistin combined with the Chinese herbal medicine shikonin against colistin-resistant Escherichia coli

ABSTRACT The treatment of bacterial infections has become more challenging due to the increasing prevalence of colistin-resistant (Col-R) pathogens. Shikonin is a Chinese herbal medicine that has been proven to have antibacterial properties. In recent years, many studies have shown that the combinat...

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Main Authors: Yan Liu, Yue Wang, Jingchun Kong, Xianguo Jiang, Yijia Han, Luozhu Feng, Yao Sun, Lijiang Chen, Tieli Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
antibiotic resistance
biofilm
mcr-1
colistin-resistant
shikonin
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01459-23

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