Unrecognized Potent Activities of Colistin Against Clinically Important mcr+ Enterobacteriaceae Revealed in Synergy with Host Immunity
M. Kumaraswamy, A. Riestra, A. Flores, S. Uchiyama, S. Dahesh, G. Bondsater, V. Nilsson, M. Chang, H. Seo, G. Sakoulas, V. Nizet
This study reveals that colistin has previously unrecognized bactericidal activity against mcr-1+ Gram-negative bacteria in physiologic conditions and synergizes with host immunity.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2023Microbiology