Exploiting outer-membrane protein promiscuity to induce transient collateral sensitivity via efflux pump competition
Pablo Catalán, Saúl Ares, Beatriz Pascual‐Escudero, Ioannis Kontos, Pablo Laborda, José Ramón Valverde, José Luis Martínez, Sara Hernando‐Amado
This study shows that dequalinium chloride induces transient collateral sensitivity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by competing for OprM, a shared component of efflux pumps.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology