Multidrug efflux pumps at the crossroad between antibiotic resistance and bacterial virulence

Multidrug efflux pumps can be involved in bacterial resistance to antibiotics at different levels. Some efflux pumps are constitutively expressed at low levels and contribute to intrinsic resistance. In addition, their overexpression may allow higher levels of resistance. This overexpression can be...

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Main Authors: Manuel Alcalde-Rico, Sara Hernando-Amado, Paula Blanco, Jose L Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01483/full