Batumin acts similarly to mupirocin by targeting aminoacyl tRNA synthetases.
The genome of the batumin-producing strain Pseudomonas batumici was sequenced.
The batumin operon was horizontally acquired together with batG and leuRS paralogues.
The latter genes presumably confer batumin resistance in P. batumici.
Dissimilar batumin/mupirocin resistance mechanisms allow improved MRSA therapy.