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Aminoglycoside resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis results from convergent evolution in the mexZ gene.
Thorax - 1 Jan 2017
Prickett Michelle H, Hauser Alan R, McColley Susanna A, Cullina Joanne, Potter Eileen, Powers Cathy, Jain Manu
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Aminoglycoside (AG) resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with poorer clinical outcomes and is usually due to overexpression of the efflux pump MexXY. MexXY is regulated by mexZ, one of the most commonly mutated genes in CF P. aeruginosa isolates. Little is known about the evolutionary relationship between AG resistance, MexXY expression and mexZ mutations....
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