Membrane Transporters of the Major Facilitator Superfamily Are Essential for Long-Term Maintenance of Phenotypic Tolerance to Multiple Antibiotics in E. coli

ABSTRACT Antibiotic tolerance is not only the key underlying the cause of recurrent and chronic bacterial infections but it is also a factor linked to exacerbation of diseases, such as tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis-associated lung infection, and candidiasis. This phenomenon was previously attributed...

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Main Authors: Yingkun Wan, Miaomiao Wang, Edward Wai Chi Chan, Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01846-21