ArticlemSystems2026
Metabolic rewiring of bacterial subpopulations governs polymyxin responses in
Mei-Ling Han, Zhi Ying Kho, Xingjian Wang, Jinxin Zhao, Ben Finnin, Yan Zhu, Christopher K Barlow, Darren J Creek, Tony Velkov, Mohammad A K Azad and 1 more
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Mei-Ling HanInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0861-2437 Zhi Ying KhoInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Xingjian WangInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Jinxin ZhaoInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Ben FinninCell Therapy Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yan ZhuSystems Biology Centre, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7342-3782 Christopher K BarlowMonash Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Darren J CreekMonash Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7497-7082 Tony VelkovDepartment of Pharmacology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Mohammad A K AzadInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Jian LiInfection Program and Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7953-8230 Funding
Targeting the Urgent Need for New Antibiotics against Gram-negative ‘Superbugs’R01AI132154 · NIAID · MONASH UNIVERSITY · PI LI, JIAN, VELKOV, TONY · 2017 to 2021
$4.3MDepartment of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP250102726, DE230100356Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) FT220100564Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) IM230100534National Health and Medical Research Council APP2025937National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01 AI132154NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132154
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Polymyxins are often last-resort antibiotics against high-priority Gram-negative pathogens, particularly
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Acinetobacter baumanniiAnti-Bacterial AgentsPolymyxinsArginineFlow CytometryMetabolic ReprogrammingAnti-Bacterial AgentsArgininePolymyxinsAcinetobacter baumanniiarginine metabolismcell-sortingheteroresistancemetabolomicsPI stainingpolymyxins
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PMCPMC13595966
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