Novel role of Acinetobacter baumannii RND efflux transporters in mediating decreased susceptibility to biocides

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Rajamohan, Govindan ^a,b   Srinivasan, Vijaya Bharathi ^a   Gebreyes, Wondwossen A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Multidrug efflux; RND efflux pump

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PROTEIN ADEB; PROTEIN ADEJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL DIVISION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77950274663     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp427     Document Type: Article

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