Mtb H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and M. bovis BCG (ATCC 35734) strains were maintained in complete Middlebrook 7H9 medium (BD Difco) supplemented with 0.05% (vol/vol) Tween 80, 0.5% (vol/vol) glycerol, 0.5% albumin, 0.2% glucose, 0.085% sodium chloride, and 0.0003% catalase at 310 K with agitation at 80 rpm. POA-resistant strain Mtb H37Rv POAR18 (clpC1: A625G/Lys209Glu) was isolated and described previously7 . The Mtb H37Rv ΔprcAB strain (hygromycin-resistant) and its complemented mutant (hygromycin-resistant and Kanamycin-resistant) were previously generated and described18 (link). Hygromycin B (Roche) and Kanamycin (Sigma-Aldrich) were used for selection when required at 50 and 25 µg/mL, respectively. PZA, POA, and Isoniazid were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Bortezomib was purchased from Chembridge. Antibiotics were dissolved in 90% DMSO and sterilized using 0.2 μm PTFE membrane filters (Acrodisc PALL).
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