ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
A chromosomal DNA fragment from Vibrio cholerae non-O1 containing a drug resistance determinant was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence suggested that the determinant gene encodes a multidrug efflux pump. We designated the pump VcmA. Escherichia coli cells transformed with a plasmid carrying the vcmA gene showed increased resistance against norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, daunomycin, doxorubicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, ethidium bromide, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride, Hoechst 33342 and acriflavine. Na+ (or Li+)-dependent efflux of ethidium bromide was detected in transformant cells. Efflux of Na+, elicited by ethidium bromide, was observed from transformant cells. Thus, we concluded that the VcmA is a Na+/drug antiporter.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10847.x
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