Solvent tolerance in bacteria: Role of efflux pumps and cross-resistance with antibiotics

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-216

  Fernandes, Pedro ^a,b   Sommer Ferreira, Bruno ^a   Sampaio Cabral, Joaquim Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteria; Solvent tolerance

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXANE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PARA XYLENE; PENTANE; SOLVENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL PROTECTION; CROSS RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0041833330     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00209-7     Document Type: Article

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