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CpxR overexpression increases the susceptibility of acrB and cpxR double-deleted Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to colistin.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2018
Zhai Ya-Jun, Huang Hui, Liu Jianhua, Sun Hua-Run, He Dandan, Pan Yu-Shan, Hu Gongzheng
Abstract excerpt
Background: Colistin has been used as the last therapeutic resort for treatment of MDR Gram-negative bacteria infections in humans. The two-component system CpxAR has been reported to contribute to the MDR of bacteria. There may be a more complex network mediated by CpxAR contributing to colistin susceptibility than previously understood. Methods: A series of AcrB or CpxR deletion mutants of a...
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