Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-lactamase variant reduces sensitivity to ampicillin/avibactam in a zebrafish-Mycobacterium marinum model of tuberculosis

Abstract The β-lactamase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, BlaC, hydrolyzes β-lactam antibiotics, hindering the use of these antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis. Inhibitors, such as avibactam, can reversibly inhibit the enzyme, allowing for the development of combination therapies using both...

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Main Authors: Ilona van Alen, Mayra A. Aguirre García, Janneke J. Maaskant, Coenraad P. Kuijl, Wilbert Bitter, Annemarie H. Meijer, Marcellus Ubbink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42152-8