The AraC-family regulator GadX enhances multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli by activating expression of mdtEF multidrug efflux genes

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-29

  Nishino, Kunihiko ^a,b   Senda, Yasuko ^a   Yamaguchi, Akihito ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Efflux pump; Escherichia coli; GadX; MdtEF; Multidrug resistance

Indexed keywords

ARAC PROTEIN; CLOXACILLIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENOMIC DNA; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE X; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; RHODAMINE 6G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GADX GENE; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MDTEF GENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOLC GENE;

EID: 39749141534     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0575-y     Document Type: Article

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