Two efflux systems expressed simultaneously in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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作者
Pumbwe, L [1 ]
Piddock, LJV [1 ]
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[1] Univ Birmingham, Div Immunol & Infect, Antimicrobial Agents Res Grp, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
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10.1128/AAC.44.10.2861-2864.2000
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Simultaneous overexpression of MexAB-OprM and MexEF-OprN was demonstrated for a multiply antibiotic-resistant clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G49). G49 also had decreased expression of OprF. No mutations in mexR or its upstream promoter region, mexT, oprM, oprF, or sigX were revealed, suggesting regulation by a hitherto undescribed locus.
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