Propionate prevents loss of the PDIM virulence lipid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

CV Mulholland, TJ Wiggins, J Cui, C Vilchèze… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Phthiocerol dimycocerosate (PDIM) is an essential virulence lipid of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. In vitro culturing rapidly selects for spontaneous PDIM-negative mutants that …

Normalizing granuloma vasculature and matrix improves drug delivery and reduces bacterial burden in tuberculosis-infected rabbits

M Datta, LE Via, V Dartois, DM Weiner… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Host-directed therapies (HDTs) represent an emerging approach for bacterial clearance
during tuberculosis (TB) infection. While most HDTs are designed and implemented for …

The effect of Tyloxapol on the metabolome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M Opperman, RD Pietersen, M van Reenen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of detergents when culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) are
essential to prevent clumping. However, these detergents may influence research outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] The PDIM paradox of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: new solutions to a persistent problem

CV Mulholland, TJ Wiggins, J Cui, C Vilcheze… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phthiocerol dimycocerosate (PDIM) is an essential virulence lipid of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. In vitro culturing rapidly selects for spontaneous mutations that cause PDIM …

Developing novel indoles as antitubercular agents and simulated annealing-based analysis of their binding with MmpL3

R Ray, S Das, SR Birangal, HI Boshoff… - Future Medicinal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim This research aimed to develop novel indole-2-carboxamides as potential
antitubercular agents using rational drug design. It also focused on identifying the critical …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Novel Mutations Associated with Bedaquiline Resistance in Mycobacterium Marinum

L Wang, Y Xu, Z Wang - Zoonoses, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Objective: Because infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rapidly
increasing globally, a need exists for developing novel antibiotics and discovering the …

Enterokokové infekce

K Šupáková - 2024 - dk.upce.cz
Bakalářská práce se zabývá bakteriemi rodu Enterococcus a infekcemi, které způsobují. V
práci je shrnuta historie enterokoků, taxonomie, morfologie, biochemické vlastnosti a faktory …

Health consequences among COVID-19 convalescent patients 30 months post-infection in China

Y Yin, YM Guo, M Xiao, Q Chen, P Long, X Wang… - Zoonoses, 2024 - scienceopen.com
Objective: The health consequences among COVID-19 convalescent patients 30 months
post-infection were described and the potential risk factors were determined. Methods: In …