First report of mefA and msrA/msrB multidrug efflux pumps associated with bla TEM-1 β-lactamase in Enterococcus faecalis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Chouchani, Chedly ^a   Salabi, Allaaeddin El ^b   Marrakchi, Rim ^a,c   Ferchichi, Leila ^d   Walsh, Timothy R ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d Université de Sousse   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efflux pump; Enterococcus faecalis; MefA; MsrA msrB; TEM 1 lactamase

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE TEM 1; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE EFFLUX PROTEIN A; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE A; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 84855994744     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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