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Thus, new treatment options are essential. An interesting target could be Lsr2, a nucleoid-associated protein involved in mycobacterial virulence. Zafirlukast is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug against asthma that was shown to bind Lsr2. In this study, zafirlukast treatment is shown to reduce\n              <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n              growth, with a minimal inhibitory concentration of 16 \u00b5M and a bactericidal concentration of 64 \u00b5M in replicating bacteria only. As an initial response, DNA condensation, a known stress response of mycobacteria, occurs after 1 h of treatment with zafirlukast. During continued zafirlukast treatment, the morphology of the bacteria alters and the structural integrity of the bacteria is lost. After 4 days of treatment, reduced viability is measured in different culture media, and growth of\n              <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n              is reduced in a dose-dependent manner. Using transmission electron microscopy, we demonstrated that the hydrophobic multilayered cell wall and periplasm are disorganized and ribosomes are reduced in size and relocalized. In summary, our data demonstrate that zafirlukast alters the morphology of\n              <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n              and is bactericidal at 64 \u00b5M. 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