Peptide-Conjugated Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers Retain Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa In Vitro and In Vivo
Author(s) -
Dina A. Moustafa,
Ashley Wallace,
Danniel Zamora,
Seth M. Daly,
Carolyn R. Sturge,
Christine Pybus,
Bruce L. Geller,
Joanna B. Goldberg,
David E. Greenberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.562
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.02411-20
Subject(s) - morpholino , in vivo , pseudomonas aeruginosa , in vitro , multiple drug resistance , chemistry , conjugated system , peptide , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , bacteria , antibiotics , zebrafish , genetics , gene , polymer , organic chemistry
Numerous Gram-negative bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to multiple, if not all, classes of existing antibiotics. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria are a major cause of health care-associated infections in a variety of clinical settings, endangering patients who are immunocompromised or those who suffer from chronic infections, such as people with cystic fibrosis (CF).
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