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American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2(64), 2020

DOI: 10.1128/aac.01212-19

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Biofilms of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Can Be Sensitized to Antibiotics by Disaggregation and Oxygenation

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Abstract

Pulmonary infection with the multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) is difficult to treat in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). MABSC grows as biofilm aggregates in CF patient lungs, which are known to have anaerobic niches. How aggregation and anoxic conditions affect antibiotic tolerance is not well understood. We sought to determine whether disaggregation and oxygen availability sensitize MABSC isolates to recommended antibiotics.