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OprK and OprM define two genetically distinct multidrug efflux systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 1995
Hamzehpour M M, Pechere J C, Plesiat P, Köhler T
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant derivatives of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were obtained after stepwise selection on tetracycline or erythromycin. Two phenotypes were generated. The tetracycline-resistant mutant (TETR) was phenotypically similar to OprM-overexpressing strains. This group displayed cross-resistance to quinolones, chloramphenicol, and all beta-lactams tested except imipenem, with no changes in the erythromycin...
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