The Antituberculosis Drug Ethambutol Selectively Blocks Apical Growth in CMN Group Bacteria

The Antituberculosis Drug Ethambutol Selectively Blocks Apical Growth in CMN Group Bacteria

Members of the genus Mycobacterium are the most prevalent cause of infectious diseases. Mycobacteria have a complex cell envelope containing a peptidoglycan layer and an additional arabinogalactan polymer to which a mycolic acid bilayer is linked; this complex, multilayered cell wall composition (mA...

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Main Authors: Karin Schubert, Boris Sieger, Fabian Meyer, Giacomo Giacomelli, Kati Bohm, Angela Rieblinger, Laura Lindenthal, Nadja Sachs, Gerhard Wanner, Marc Bramkamp, Carol A. Nacy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e02213-16

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