The MexR repressor of the mexAB-oprM multidrug efflux operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Characterization of mutations compromising activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 4308-4312

  Adewoye, Lateef ^a   Sutherland, Ainsley ^a   Srikumar, Ramakrishnan ^a   Poole, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; MEXR REPRESSOR GENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0036065909     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.15.4308-4312.2002     Document Type: Article

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