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SUBMITTER: Marwaha S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3993265 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marwaha Sania S Uvell Hanna H Salin Olli O Lindgren Anders E G AE Silver Jim J Elofsson Mikael M Gylfe Asa A
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20140224 5
Antibacterial compounds with novel modes of action are needed for management of bacterial infections. Here we describe a high-content screen of 9,800 compounds identifying acylated sulfonamides as novel growth inhibitors of the sexually transmitted pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis. The effect was bactericidal and distinct from that of sulfonamide antibiotics, as para-aminobenzoic acid did not reduce efficacy. Chemical inhibitors play an important role in Chlamydia research as probes of potential t ...[more]