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Contribution of efflux to colistin heteroresistance in a multidrug resistant acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate

  • Authors: Machado D, Antunes J, Simoes A, Perdigão J, Couto I, McCusker M, Martins M, Portugal I, Pacheco T, Batista J, Toscano C, Viveiros M
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Journal of Medical Microbiology
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29717972

PURPOSE: The mechanisms underlying colistin heteroresistance in Acinetobacter baumannii are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the role of efflux in colistin-heteroresistant populations of a multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii clinical isolate. METHODOLOGY: Three colistin-resistant A. baumannii strain variants isolated from the same clinical sample were studied for the presence of heteroresistance to colistin by drug […]
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Characterization of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica food and animal isolates from Colombia: identification of a qnrB19-mediated quinolone resistance marker in two novel serovars

  • Authors: Aarestrup FM, Amaral L, Fanning S, Karczmarczyk M, Leonard N, Martins M, Mattar S, McCusker M
  • Journal: FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Characterization+of+antimicrobial+resistance+of+Salmonella+enterica+food+and+animal+isolates+from+Colombia%3A+identification+of+a+qnrB19-mediated+quinolone+resistance+marker+in+two+novel+serovars

Ninety-three Salmonella isolates recovered from commercial foods and exotic animals in Colombia were studied. The serotypes, resistance profiles and where applicable the quinolone resistance genes were determined. Salmonella Anatum (n=14), Uganda (19), Braenderup (10) and Newport (10) were the most prevalent serovars, and resistance to tetracycline (18.3%), ampicillin (17.2%) and nalidixic acid (14%) was most […]
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Genetic response of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis to thioridazine rendering the organism resistant to the agent.

  • Authors: Amaral L, Cerca P, Costa SS, Couto I, Fanning S, Machado L, Martins A, Martins M, McCusker M, Molnar J, Ntokou E, Rodrigues L, Spengler G, Viveiros M
  • Journal: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Genetic+response+of+Salmonella+enterica+serotype+Enteritidis+to+thioridazine+rendering+the+organism+resistant+to+the+agent

Thioridazine (TZ)-induced accumulation of the universal efflux pump substrate ethidium bromide and its subsequent efflux by Salmonella strains with various degrees of overexpressed efflux pumps takes place automatically at pH 7.4, is independent of a metabolic source, is not affected by a proton ionophore and is precluded by palmitic acid.
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Phenothiazines, bacterial efflux pumps and targeting the macrophage for enhanced killing of intracellular XDRTB

  • Authors: Amaral L, Couto I, Dastidar S, Fanning S, Kristiansen JE, Martins A, Martins M, McCusker M, Molnar J, Pagès JM, Ramos J, Rodrigues L, Spengler G, Viveiros M
  • Journal: In vivo
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Phenothiazines%2C+bacterial+efflux+pumps+and+targeting+the+macrophage+for+enhanced+killing+of+intracellular+XDRTB

Phenothiazines have their primary effects on the plasma membrane of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Among the components of the prokaryotic plasma membrane affected are efflux pumps, their energy sources, energy providing enzymes such as ATPases, and genes that regulate and code for permeability aspects of the bacterium.
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Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella: Efflux Pumps, Genetics, Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation.

  • Authors: Amaral L, Fanning S, Martins M, McCusker M
  • Journal: Letters in Drug Design & Discovery
  • Link: https://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=4&SID=2ExAqmsJ7vIMOy1UmoG&page=1&doc=1

Multidrug resistance (MDR) to antibiotics presents a serious therapeutic problem in the treatment of bacterial infections. The importance of this mechanism of resistance in clinical settings is reflected in the increasing number of reports of multidrug resistant isolates. In Salmonella enterica, the most common etiological agent of food borne salmonellosis worldwide, MDR is becoming a major concern.
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