Exposure of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 to the biocide chlorhexidine leads to acquired resistance to the biocide itself and to oxidants

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-322

  Fuangthong, Mayuree ^a,b   Julotok, Mudcharee ^c   Chintana, Worasamon ^d   Kuhn, Kristin ^e   Rittiroongrad, Surawach ^d,g   Vattanaviboon, Paiboon ^a,b   Mongkolsuk, Skorn ^a,d,f  

^a Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b Research and Innovation   (Thailand)

^c Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^f Center of Excellence on Environmental Health   (Thailand)

^g ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Biocide resistance; Cross resistance; Disinfectants

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAYLYI; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CROSS PROTECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ACINETOBACTER; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 78651416502     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq435     Document Type: Article

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