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| Title |
RND multidrug efflux pumps: what are they good for?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00007 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Carolina Alvarez-Ortega, Jorge Olivares, José L. Martínez |
| Abstract |
Multidrug efflux pumps are chromosomally encoded genetic elements capable of mediating resistance to toxic compounds in several life forms. In bacteria, these elements are involved in intrinsic and acquired resistance to antibiotics. Unlike other well-known horizontally acquired antibiotic resistance determinants, genes encoding for multidrug efflux pumps belong to the core of bacterial genomes and thus have evolved over millions of years. The selective pressure stemming from the use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections is relatively recent in evolutionary terms. Therefore, it is unlikely that these elements have evolved in response to antibiotics. In the last years, several studies have identified numerous functions for efflux pumps that go beyond antibiotic extrusion. In this review we present some examples of these functions that range from bacterial interactions with plant or animal hosts, to the detoxification of metabolic intermediates or the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 359 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Estonia | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 350 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 74 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 56 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 51 | 14% |
| Researcher | 44 | 12% |
| Professor | 21 | 6% |
| Other | 51 | 14% |
| Unknown | 62 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 119 | 33% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 74 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 4% |
| Other | 40 | 11% |
| Unknown | 64 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 May 2022.
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#5,861
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#88
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