Mechanisms of polymyxin resistance: acquired and intrinsic resistance in bacteria

Abiola Olumuyiwa Olaitan1, Sergé Morand2, Jean‐Marc Rolain1
1Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes CNRS-IRD UMR 6236, Méditerranée Infection, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille, France
2Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution, CNRS-IRD-UM2, CC065, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France

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