Identification of a novel MCR-1 variant displaying low level of co-resistance to β-lactam antibiotics that uncovers a potential novel antimicrobial peptide
L. Liang, L.-L. Zhong, L. Wang, D. Zhou, Y. Li, J. Li, Y. Chen, W. Liang, W. Wei, C. Zhang, H. Zhao, L. Lyu, N. Stoesser, Y. Doi, D. L. Paterson, , G.-B. Tian
The paper identifies a novel MCR-1 variant with low β-lactam co-resistance and shows synthetic peptides from this variant have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology