Adaptation to the cervical environment is associated with increased antibiotic susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Title: Adaptation to the cervical environment is associated with increased antibiotic susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Authors: Kevin C. Ma, Tatum D. Mortimer, Allison L. Hicks, Nicole E. Wheeler, Leonor Sánchez-Busó, Daniel Golparian, George Taiaroa, Daniel H. F. Rubin, Yi Wang, Deborah A. Williamson, Magnus Unemo, Simon R. Harris, Yonatan H. Grad
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is rising, yet sometimes strains emerge that have reverted to susceptibility. Here, the authors find that selective pressures from the host may influence susceptibility through loss-of-function mutations in genes that encode for efflux pumps.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17980-1
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b6241a00f0f44ca29603bf59bca55610
Accession Number: edsdoj.b6241a00f0f44ca29603bf59bca55610
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-020-17980-1
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English