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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Drug Resistance in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Mechanisms and Models
Beteiligte:
Saxena, Saloni;
Spaink, Herman P.;
Forn-Cuní, Gabriel
Erschienen:
MDPI AG, 2021
Erschienen in:
Biology, 10 (2021) 2, Seite 96
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3390/biology10020096
ISSN:
2079-7737
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Beschreibung:
The genus Mycobacteria comprises a multitude of species known to cause serious disease in humans, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae, the responsible agents for tuberculosis and leprosy, respectively. In addition, there is a worldwide spike in the number of infections caused by a mixed group of species such as the M. avium, M. abscessus and M. ulcerans complexes, collectively called nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs). The situation is forecasted to worsen because, like tuberculosis, NTMs either naturally possess or are developing high resistance against conventional antibiotics. It is, therefore, important to implement and develop models that allow us to effectively examine the fundamental questions of NTM virulence, as well as to apply them for the discovery of new and improved therapies. This literature review will focus on the known molecular mechanisms behind drug resistance in NTM and the current models that may be used to test new effective antimicrobial therapies.