Characterization of Two New Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis: Tools for Routine In Vitro Screening of Novel Anti-Mycobacterial Agents

• Main Authors: Patrick K. Arthur (Author), Vincent Amarh (Author), Precious Cramer (Author), Gloria B. Arkaifie (Author), Ethel J. S. Blessie (Author), Mohammed-Sherrif Fuseini (Author), Isaac Carilo (Author), Rebecca Yeboah (Author), Leonard Asare (Author), Brian D. Robertson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogen of global public health concern. This threat is exacerbated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant and extremely-drug-resistant strains of the pathogen. We have obtained two distinct clones of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium smegmatis after gradual exposur...