Polyamines inhibit porin-mediated fluoroquinolone uptake in mycobacteria.

Polyamines decrease the permeability of the outer membrane of Escherichia coli to fluoroquinolones and β-lactams. In this study, we tested the effect of four polyamines (spermidine, spermine, cadaverine and putrescine) on fluoroquinolone uptake in Mycobacterium bovis BCG. Our results show that polya...

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Main Authors: Jansy Passiflora Sarathy, Edmund Lee, Véronique Dartois
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d2c7510d820747a2aec613fb7ea224d1
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