Limited Multidrug Resistance Efflux Pump Overexpression among Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains of ST131
Johannes Camp, Sabine Schuster, Martina Vavra, Tobias M. Schweigger, John W. A. Rossen, Sandra Reuter, Winfried V. Kern
Abstract
Gram-negative bacteria partly rely on efflux pumps to facilitate growth under stressful conditions and to increase resistance to a wide variety of commonly used drugs. In recent years, Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged as a major cause of extraintestinal infection frequently exhibiting a multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype.
Topics & Concepts
EffluxMultiple drug resistanceEscherichia coliMicrobiologyBiologyDrug resistanceBacteriaAntibiotic resistancePhenotypeAntibioticsGeneGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEscherichia coli research studiesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology