Active efflux of antimicrobial agents in wild-type strains of enterococci.
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Enterococci are intrinsically resistant to numerous antimicrobial agents. We examined the energy-dependent efflux of radiolabeled drugs from four reference strains of Enterococcus faecalis and a strain of Enterococcus faecium and found that most strains pumped out norfloxacin and chloramphenicol. Efflux of tetracycline was detected only in certain strains.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 41 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997