Functional and phylogenetic analysis of TetX variants to design a new classification system

oleh: Qipeng Cheng, Yanchu Cheung, Chenyu Liu, Edward Wai Chi Chan, Kwok Yin Wong, Rong Zhang, Sheng Chen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01

Deskripsi

TetX variants such as Tet(X3~14) were reported to confer resistance to tigecycline which is a last-resort antibiotic used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Here, Cheng et al. propose a new classification system for TetX variants.