Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Jan;24(1):8-12. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1309.09046.
Biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance are important determinants for bacterial pathogenicity. Ribonucleases control RNA degradation and there is increasing evidence that they have an important role in virulence mechanisms. In this report, we show that ribonucleases affect susceptibility against ribosome-targeting antibiotics and biofilm formation in Salmonella.
生物膜形成和抗生素耐药性是细菌致病性的重要决定因素。核糖核酸酶控制 RNA 降解,越来越多的证据表明它们在毒力机制中起重要作用。在本报告中,我们表明核糖核酸酶影响沙门氏菌对核糖体靶向抗生素的敏感性和生物膜形成。