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Repressed multidrug resistance genes in Streptomyces lividans

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Multidrug resistance (MDR) systems are ubiquitously present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and defend both types of organisms against toxic compounds in the environment. Four families of MDR systems have been described, each family removing a broad spectrum of compounds by a specific membrane-bound active efflux pump. In the present study, at least four MDR systems were identified genetically in the soil bacterium Streptomyces lividans. The resistance genes of three of these systems were cloned and sequenced. Two of them are accompanied by a repressor gene. These MDR gene sequences are found in most other Streptomyces species investigated. Unlike the constitutively expressed MDR genes in Escherichia coli and other gram-negative bacteria, all of the Streptomyces genes were repressed under laboratory conditions, and resistance arose by mutations in the repressor genes.

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Multidrug resistance

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This research was supported by research grants from National Science Council (NSC90-2312-B010-002) and Ministry of Education (89-B-FA22–2-4), Taiwan (R.O.C).

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Lee, LF., Huang, YJ. & Chen, C.W. Repressed multidrug resistance genes in Streptomyces lividans . Arch Microbiol 180, 176–184 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-003-0574-z

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