Stress responses as determinants of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 227-234

  Poole, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Resistance; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CELL FUNCTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84860569493     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.02.004     Document Type: Review

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