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Expression of the MexXY efflux pump in amikacin-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2004
Islam S, Jalal S, Wretlind B
Abstract excerpt
The MexZ-MexX-MexY multidrug efflux system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied to determine its contribution to aminoglycoside resistance. Amikacin-resistant (AR) mutants were generated from P. aeruginosa strain PAO1, and clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected from cystic fibrosis patients. The regulatory gene mexZ and the intergenic region (mexOZ) between mexZ and mexX were investigated for mutation...
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