Pseudomonas Acts as a Reservoir of Novel Tigecycline Resistance Efflux Pump <i>tmexC6D6-toprJ1b</i> and <i>tmexCD-toprJ</i> Variants
Cheng-Zhen Wang, Xun Gao, Xinhong Liang, Luchao Lv, Litao Lu, Chao Yue, Xiaoxiao Cui, Keer Yang, Duo Lü, Jian–Hua Liu, Jun Yang
Abstract
Tigecycline is one of the treatment options for serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, and tigecycline resistance has gained extensive attention. The emergence of a transferable tigecycline resistance efflux pump gene cluster, tmexCD-toprJ , severely challenged the efficiency of tigecycline.
Topics & Concepts
TigecyclineEffluxResistance (ecology)Multiple drug resistanceMicrobiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaBiologyDrug resistanceAntibioticsBacteriaGeneticsEcologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy