Burkholderia ubonensis High-Level Tetracycline Resistance Is Due to Efflux Pump Synergy Involving a Novel TetA(64) Resistance Determinant
Abstract
Burkholderia ubonensis , a nonpathogenic soil bacterium belonging to the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), is highly resistant to some clinically significant antibiotics. The concern is that B. ubonensis may serve as a resistance reservoir for Bcc or B. pseudomallei complex (Bpc) organisms that are opportunistic human pathogens.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 17, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1128/aac.01767-20
Entities
People
- Bart J. Currie
- Carina M. Hall
- David M Wagner
- Herbert P Schweizer
- Jason W. Sahl
- Jessica R Webb
- Nawarat Somprasong
- Paul Keim
Organizations
- Charles Darwin University
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Northern Arizona University
- Royal Darwin Hospital
- University of Florida