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PmrB mutations promote polymyxin resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from colistin-treated cystic fibrosis patients.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2012
Moskowitz Samuel M, Brannon Mark K, Dasgupta Nandini, Pier Miyuki, Sgambati Nicole, Miller Amanda K, Selgrade Sara E, Miller Samuel I, Denton Miles, Conway Steven P, Johansen Helle K, Høiby Niels
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa can develop resistance to polymyxin and other cationic antimicrobial peptides. Previous work has shown that mutations in the PmrAB and PhoPQ regulatory systems can confer low to moderate levels of colistin (polymyxin E) resistance in laboratory strains and clinical isolates of this organism (MICs of 8 to 64 mg/liter). To explore the role of PmrAB in high-level clinical polymyxin resistance,...
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