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Novel chromosomally encoded multidrug efflux transporter MdeA in Staphylococcus aureus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2004
Huang Jianzhong, O'Toole Paul W, Shen Wei, Amrine-Madsen Heather, Jiang Xinhe, Lobo Neethan, Palmer Leslie M, Voelker LeRoy, Fan Frank, Gwynn Michael N, McDevitt Damien
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Antibiotic efflux is an important mechanism of resistance in pathogenic bacteria. Here we describe the identification and characterization of a novel chromosomally encoded multidrug resistance efflux protein in Staphylococcus aureus, MdeA (multidrug efflux A). MdeA was identified from screening an S. aureus open reading frame expression library for resistance to antibiotic compounds. When overexpressed, MdeA...
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