Subminimal inhibitory concentrations of the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride select for a tolerant subpopulation of Escherichia coli with inheritable characteristics

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4101-4123

  Moen, Birgitte ^a,b   Rudi, Knut ^a,b,c   Bore, Erlend ^a,d   Langsrud, Solveig ^a  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Nortura SA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Efflux pump; Escherichia coli; Osmotic and oxidative stress response; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Selection of subpopulation

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; PARAQUAT; SALICYLIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ACRB PROTEIN, E COLI; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; OMPW PROTEIN, E COLI; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN F; PORIN; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S1, E COLI; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ACRB GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OMPFW GENE; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POINT MUTATION; RPSA GENE; UPREGULATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POINT MUTATION; PORINS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84860147705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044101     Document Type: Article

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