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Plasmid-determined inducible efflux is responsible for resistance to cadmium, zinc, and cobalt in Alcaligenes eutrophus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 171 ·No. 2 ·1989-02-00 ·Pages 896-900

Nies DH, Silver S

Abstract

In Alcaligenes eutrophus CH34, resistance to chromate is plasmid determined, inducible, and based on decreased net accumulation of the metal anion. Plasmid-encoded resistances to zinc, cadmium, cobalt, and nickel are resulting from inducible, energy-dependent cation efflux systems.

MeSH Terms
Alcaligenes/drug effects,genetics,metabolism Cadmium/metabolism,pharmacology Chromates/pharmacology Cobalt/metabolism,pharmacology Drug Resistance, Microbial/genetics Kinetics Nickel/metabolism R Factors Zinc/metabolism,pharmacology
Chemicals
Chromates Cadmium Cobalt Nickel Zinc
Authors & Affiliations
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Nies D H
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60680.
Silver S
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.171.2.896-900.1989
Published
1989-02-00
Pages
896-900
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC209680
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.171.2.896-900.1989 PMC Full Text View journal details
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