The multidrug resistance efflux pump MexCD-OprJ is a switcher of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing response
Manuel Alcalde-Rico, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco, Carolina Alvarez-Ortega, Miguel Cámara, José Luis Martínez
This study shows that overexpression of the MexCD-OprJ efflux pump in Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhibits quorum sensing by extruding HHQ, reducing PQS levels and QS signal production.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology