5-Methylindole kills various bacterial pathogens and potentiates aminoglycoside against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens has become a severe threat to human health. To counteract antibiotic resistance, it is of significance to discover new antibiotics and also improve the efficacy of existing antibiotics. Here we show that 5-methylindole, a derivative of the interspecies si...

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Main Authors: Zhongyan Li, Fengqi Sun, Xinmiao Fu, Yajuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14010.pdf