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Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacteri...

Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacteri...

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Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacterial membrane

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Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacterial membrane

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature communications, 2022-10, Vol.13 (1), p.6195-6195, Article 6195

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Polymyxins are last-resort antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant pathogens. They interact with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in bacterial membranes, but mechanistic details at the molecular level remain unclear. Here, we characterize the interaction of polymyxins with native, LPS-containing outer membrane patches of
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Antibiotic polymyxin arranges lipopolysaccharide into crystalline structures to solidify the bacterial membrane

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0539de9771d743a08fee0604262fc708

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0539de9771d743a08fee0604262fc708

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ISSN

2041-1723

E-ISSN

2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/s41467-022-33838-0

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