Plasmid transmitted small multidrug resistant (SMR) efflux pumps differ in gene regulation and enhance tolerance to quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) when grown as biofilms
C. J. Slipski, T. R. Jamieson, A. Lam, V. Leung Shing, K. Bell, G. G. Zhanel, D. C. Bay
This study examines SMR efflux pump gene regulation and QAC tolerance in biofilms, finding that biofilm growth enhances QAC tolerance for most SMR genes.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology