Exposing plasmids as the Achilles' heel of drug-resistant bacteria |
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Authors: | Williams Julia J Hergenrother Paul J |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Roger Adams Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, United States. |
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Abstract: | Many multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens harbor large plasmids that encode proteins conferring resistance to antibiotics. Although the acquisition of these plasmids often enables bacteria to survive in the presence of antibiotics, it is possible that plasmids also represent a vulnerability that can be exploited in tailored antibacterial therapy. This review highlights three recently described strategies designed to specifically combat bacteria harboring such plasmids: inhibition of plasmid conjugation, inhibition of plasmid replication, and exploitation of plasmid-encoded toxin-antitoxin systems. |
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