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Environmental fatty acids enable emergence of infectious Staphylococcus aureus resistant to FASII-targeted antimicrobials

Authors :
Claire Morvan
David Halpern
Gérald Kénanian
Constantin Hays
Jamila Anba-Mondoloni
Sophie Brinster
Sean Kennedy
Patrick Trieu-Cuot
Claire Poyart
Gilles Lamberet
Karine Gloux
Alexandra Gruss
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

The bacterial pathway for fatty acid biosynthesis, FASII, is a target for development of new anti-staphylococcal drugs. Here, Morvan et al. show that exogenous fatty acids can favour the emergence of staphylococcal strains displaying resistance to multiple FASII inhibitors.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8d21997597244098908c235c4491102
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12944