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Expression of the MtrC-MtrD-MtrE Efflux Pump in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Bacterial Survival in the Presence of Antimicrobials

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Acknowledgements

We thank L. Pucko for help in manuscript preparation. We also thank past and current members of the Shafer and Jerse laboratories for their many valuable contributions to the studies described in this chapter. We also gratefully acknowledge the important contributions of our collaborators (notably, B. Spratt, C. Ison, G., R. Judd, S. Hill, G. Borthagary, R. Brennan, R. Nicholas, and the late I. Stojiljkovic) over the years who have helped advance our knowledge regarding the mtr efflux system. We are especially grateful to P. F. Sparling for his insightful observations regarding gonococcal resistance to antibiotics and his encouragement over the years. Work in our laboratories is supported by NIH grants AI021150 (W. M. S), AI062755 (W. M. S.), and AI042053 (A. E. J.) and funds from the VA Medical Research Service. W. M. S. is the recipient of a Senior Research Career Scientist Award from the VA.

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    William M. Shafer

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    Jason P. Folster, Paul J. T. Johnson, Jacqueline T. Balthazar & Nazia Kamal

  3. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, USA

    Douglas E. M. Warner

  4. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ann E. Jerse

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Shafer, W.M. et al. (2008). Expression of the MtrC-MtrD-MtrE Efflux Pump in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Bacterial Survival in the Presence of Antimicrobials. In: Georgiev, V.S., Western, K.A., McGowan, J.J. (eds) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-569-5_7

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