nfxB as a novel target for analysis of mutation spectra in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

nfxB encodes a negative regulator of the mexCD-oprJ genes for drug efflux in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Inactivating mutations in this transcriptional regulator constitute one of the main mechanisms of resistance to ciprofloxacin (Cip(r)). In this work, we evaluated the use o...

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Main Authors: Mariela R Monti, Natalia R Morero, Virginia Miguel, Carlos E Argaraña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3676378?pdf=render