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Filtering by: Creator Rossi, Marcio J. Advisor Danelishvili, Lia Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Honors College

Mycobacterium abscessus genetic determinants associated with intrinsic resistance to antibiotics

Creator:

Gorzynski, Mylene

Abstract:

M. abscessus subsp. abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium causing pulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients. The treatment of MAB infections is challenging due to its natural resistance to most antibiotics. To identify MAB genetic factors that are involved in mechanisms of the antibiotic tolerance, we screened the library of 2,000 gene...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis