Cross-resistance to antibiotics of Escherichia coli adapted to benzalkonium chloride or exposed to stress-inducers

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 201-208

  Langsrud, S ^a   Sundheim, G ^a   Holck, A L ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Benzalkonium chloride; Disinfectant; Drug efflux; Escherichia coli; Resistance; Stress inducer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE RESISTANCE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFLUX; E. COLI; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS; STRESS-INDUCER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARAQUAT; PENICILLIN G; PROFLAVINE; SALICYLIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG CROSS TOLERANCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPOSURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0842287245     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02140.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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