Efflux-Pump Upregulation: From Tolerance to High-level Antibiotic Resistance?

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Abstract

A recent study shows that high expression of the efflux-pump AcrAB-TolC, which increases antibiotic tolerance, reduces DNA mismatch repair in Escherichia coli to promote spontaneous mutations. Because mutations in target genes can lead to high-level resistance, this highlights how transiently tolerant cells can develop resistance in response to antibiotic treatment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalTrends in Microbiology
Volume27
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)291-293
ISSN0966-842X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

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