PqsRPseudomonas aeruginosa

Valeria Tudino1, Marta Mellini2, Leonardo Milioni1

  • 1Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.

ACS infectious diseases
|February 23, 2026
PubMed
概括

对于 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 感染,需要新的抗菌策略. 研究人员开发了基于quinazolinone的新型化合物,可以抑制PqsR调节器和PqsR控制的Pseudomonas aeruginosa病毒毒性因子.

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