The mazEF toxin-antitoxin system as a novel antibacterial target in Acinetobacter baumannii

Although analysis of toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems can be instructive, to date, there is no information on the prevalence and identity of TA systems based on a large panel of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. The aim of the current study was to screen for functional TA systems among clinical...

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Main Authors: Sobhan Ghafourian, Liam Good, Zamberi Sekawi, Rukman Awang Hamat, Sara Soheili, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Vasanthakumari Neela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000400502&lng=en&tlng=en