Induction of multiple antibiotic resistance in Bacteroides fragilis by benzene and benzene-derived active compounds of commonly used analgesics, antiseptics and cleaning agents

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1288-1297

  Pumbwe, Lilian ^a   Skilbeck, Christopher A ^a   Wexler, Hannah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross resistance; Detergents; Disinfectants; Gene derepression

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOXITIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GINGEROL; IBUPROFEN; JUGLONE; MENTHOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL; PROTEIN ACRB; PROTEIN BFRA1; PROTEIN BFRA2; PROTEIN BMEB1; PROTEIN BMEB4; SALICYLIC ACID; TANNIN; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; LETHAL DOSE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BENZENE; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 36448942927     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm363     Document Type: Article

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