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We previously reported that polyimidazolium (PIM) compounds exhibited significant antimicrobial activity and minimal mammalian cytotoxicity. However, their mechanism of action is relatively unknown. We examined the efficacy and mechanism of action of a hydrophilic PIM (PIM5) against colistin- and meropenem-resistant clinical isolates.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>MIC and time\u2013kill testing was performed for drug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine and propidium iodide dyes were employed to determine membrane permeabilization. Spontaneous resistant mutants and single deletion mutants were generated to understand potential resistance mechanisms to the drug.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PIM5 had the same effectiveness against colistin- and meropenem-resistant strains as susceptible strains of GNB. PIM5 exhibited a rapid bactericidal effect independent of bacterial growth phase and was especially effective in water. The polymer disrupts both the outer and cytoplasmic membranes. PIM5 binds and intercalates into bacterial genomic DNA upon entry of cells. GNB do not develop high resistance to PIM5. However, the susceptibility and uptake of the polymer is moderately affected by mutations in the two-component histidine kinase sensor BaeS. PIM5 has negligible cytotoxicity on human cells at bacterial-killing concentrations, comparable to the commercial antibiotics polymyxin B and colistin.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PIM5 is a potent broad-spectrum antibiotic targeting GNB resistant to last-resort antibiotics.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dkad274","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,6]],"date-time":"2023-09-06T12:31:04Z","timestamp":1694003464000},"page":"2581-2590","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["A hydrophilic polyimidazolium antibiotic targeting the membranes of Gram-negative bacteria"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"78","author":[{"given":"Yahua","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore , 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