TRANSFORMATION WITH KATG RESTORES ISONIAZID-SENSITIVITY IN MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATES RESISTANT TO A RANGE OF DRUG CONCENTRATIONS

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作者
ZHANG, Y [1 ]
GARBE, T [1 ]
YOUNG, D [1 ]
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[1] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,MRC,TUBERCULOSIS & RELATED INFECT UNIT,DUCANE RD,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb01596.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Isoniazid-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were transformed with a plasmid vector carrying the functional catalase-peroxidase (katG) gene. Expression of katG restored full drug susceptibility in isolates initially resistant to concentrations ranging from 3.2 to >50 mug ml-1. Transformation with the corresponding katG gene from Escherichia coli resulted in low-level expression of catalase and peroxidase activities and conferred partial isoniazid sensitivity.
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