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Altered expression of oligopeptide-binding protein (OppA) and aminoglycoside resistance in laboratory and clinical Escherichia coli strains.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2000
Acosta M B R, Ferreira R C C, Padilla G, Ferreira L C S, Costa S O P
Abstract excerpt
Oligopeptide-binding protein (OppA) is the periplasmic component of the major oligopeptide transport system of enteric bacteria. Genetic and biochemical evidence suggests that OppA plays a role in the uptake of aminoglycoside antibiotics in Escherichia coli K-12. Forty-six (82%) of 56 aminoglycoside-resistant mutants of E. coli K-12 selected in vitro had reduced or undetectable OppA levels, as compared with their...
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