The farAB‐encoded efflux pump mediates resistance of gonococci to long‐chained antibacterial fatty acids
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 33 (4) , 839-845
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01530.x
Abstract
Gonococci often infect mucosal surfaces bathed in antibacterial fatty acids (FAs). Resistance of gonococci to FAs and other antibacterial hydrophobic agents has been attributed to the mtrCDE‐encoded ...Keywords
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