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. 2022 Apr 19;12:6454. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10393-8

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Schematic representation of PB MIC and PB MEAC. (A) PB MIC: Polymyxin B minimal concentration that disrupts the outer and inner membranes of GNB and leads to bacterial growth inhibition. (B) PB MEAC: Polymyxin B sub-inhibitory concentration that leads to minimal disrupt or destabilization of bacterial outer membrane but does not lead to bacterial growth inhibition. PB MEAC allows CBD antibacterial activity in the combination CBD + PB, even against PB-resistant strains containing phosphoethanolamine (pEtN) and/or 4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose (l-Ara4N) cationic groups on their lipid A molecule.