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Comparative fitness analysis of D-cycloserine resistant mutants reveals both fitness-neutral and high-fitness cost genotypes

Authors :
Dimitrios Evangelopoulos
Gareth A. Prosser
Angela Rodgers
Belinda M. Dagg
Bhagwati Khatri
Mei Mei Ho
Maximiliano G. Gutierrez
Teresa Cortes
Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

D-cycloserine (DCS) has been used for decades to treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) but resistance is rarely observed in clinical isolates. Here, the authors report ultra-low rate of emergence of resistance mutations as the underlying mechanism of DCS resistance evasion in Mtb.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1574c81b52465e9b1150a6fda379b5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12074-z