Agmatine accumulation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates confers antibiotic tolerance and dampens host inflammation.

CONCLUSION: These data highlight a potential new role for bacterial-derived agmatine that may have important consequences for the long-term persistence of P. aeruginosa in the CF airways.
PMID: 30688634 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 28, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: McCurtain JL, Gilbertsen AJ, Evert C, Williams BJ, Hunter RC Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research