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

Authors :
Qipeng Cheng
Yanchu Cheung
Chenyu Liu
Edward Wai Chi Chan
Kwok Yin Wong
Rong Zhang
Sheng Chen
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.45c8bd91b5d43e6bd78433f082cc3d4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03465-y