Rifampicin or capreomycin induced remodelling of the Mycobacterium smegmatis mycolic acid layer is mitigated in synergistic combinations with cationic antimicrobial peptides
D. K.-W. Man, T. Kanno, G. Manzo, B. D. Robertson, J. K. Lam, A. J. Mason
This study shows that rifampicin and capreomycin induce mycolic acid layer remodeling in M. smegmatis, which is mitigated by synergistic combinations with cationic antimicrobial peptides.
bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2018Microbiology