Active efflux of norfloxacin by Bacteroides fragilis

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作者
Miyamae, S
Nikaido, H
Tanaka, Y
Yoshimura, F
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Aichi Gakuin Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Microbiol, Nagoya, Aichi 4648650, Japan
[3] Aichi Gakuin Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Prosthodont 1, Nagoya, Aichi 4648650, Japan
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10.1128/AAC.42.8.2119
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Norfloxacin was actively pumped out by Bacteroides fragilis, which is intrinsically resistant to most fluoroquinolones. Reserpine moderately inhibited the efflux. A one-step spontaneous mutant had increased resistance to norfloxacin, ethidium bromide, and puromycin, a result suggesting that the efflux is catalyzed by a multidrug pump with specificity similar to that of NorA/Bmr.
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页码:2119 / 2121
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