A Simple Method for Assessment of MDR Bacteria for Over-Expressed Efflux Pumps

It is known that bacteria showing a multi-drug resistance phenotype use several mechanisms to overcome the action of antibiotics. As a result, this phenotype can be a result of several mechanisms or a combination of thereof. The main mechanisms of antibiotic resistance are: mutations in target genes...

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Main Authors: Martins, Marta, McCusker, Matthew P, Viveiros, Miguel, Couto, Isabel, Fanning, Séamus, Pagès, Jean-Marie, Amaral, Leonard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Bentham Open 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624690/