Characteristics of an ethidium efflux system in Enterococcus hirae.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07017.x

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Characteristics of an ethidium efflux system in Enterococcus hirae.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jul 1994

Midgley M

Abstract excerpt

An energy-dependent efflux system for ethidium and related cations has been detected in Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790. The system was partially expressed when the organism was grown on a complex medium but was induced by the addition of phosphonium ions and related compounds. Mutants showing const...

Topics

Drug Resistance, Microbial
Enterococcus
Ethidium
Ion Transport
Mutation
Onium Compounds
Organophosphorus Compounds

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