Expression of Escherichia coli TehA gives resistance to antiseptics and disinfectants similar to that conferred by multidrug resistance efflux pumps

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 440-444

  Turner, Raymond J ^a   Taylor, Diane E ^a   Weiner, Joel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DEQUALINIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PARAQUAT; PROFLAVINE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRAPHENYLARSONIUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031053884     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.2.440     Document Type: Article

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