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The bacterial outer membrane is an evolving antibiotic barrier

Kerrie L. May and Marcin Grabowicz
PNAS September 4, 2018 115 (36) 8852-8854; first published August 23, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1812779115
Kerrie L. May
aEmory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
bDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
cDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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Marcin Grabowicz
aEmory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
bDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
cDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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  • For correspondence: marcin.grabowicz@emory.edu

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vol. 115 no. 36 8852-8854
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1812779115
PubMed: 
30139916

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National Academy of Sciences
Print ISSN: 
0027-8424
Online ISSN: 
1091-6490
History: 
  • Published in issue September 4, 2018.
  • Published first August 23, 2018.

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  1. Kerrie L. Maya,b,c and
  2. Marcin Grabowicza,b,c,1
  1. aEmory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
  2. bDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322;
  3. cDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322

Footnotes

  • ↵1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: marcin.grabowicz{at}emory.edu.
  • Author contributions: K.L.M. and M.G. wrote the paper.

  • The authors declare no conflict of interest.

  • See companion article on page E8518.

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