Mechanism of Rifampicin Inactivation in Nocardia farcinica.

A novel mechanism of rifampicin (Rif) resistance has recently been reported in Nocardia farcinica. This new mechanism involves the activity of rifampicin monooxygenase (RifMO), a flavin-dependent monooxygenase that catalyzes the hydroxylation of Rif, which is the first step in the degradation pathwa...

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Main Authors: Heba Abdelwahab, Julia S Martin Del Campo, Yumin Dai, Camelia Adly, Sohby El-Sohaimy, Pablo Sobrado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5051949?pdf=render