An increased level of alternative sigma factor RpoS partially suppresses drug hypersensitivity associated with inactivation of the multidrug resistance pump AcrAB in Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 356-360

  Rami, Abderrahmane ^a   Toutain, Christine M ^a,b   Jacq, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AcrAB; ClpXP; Escherichia coli; H NS; Multidrug resistance; RpoS

Indexed keywords

MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN ACRAB; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 16844366604     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.10.015     Document Type: Article

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