title: RT-PCR and statistical analyses of adeABC expression in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex.
abstract: The relationship between expression of adeABC and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of tigecycline was investigated by RT-PCR and statistical analyses in a population of 106 clinical isolates (MIC range, 0.0313-16 microg/ml) of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex. There was a statistically significant linear relationship (p < 0.0001) between log-transformed expression values and log-transformed MIC values, indicating that overexpression of AdeABC efflux pump is a prevalent mechanism for decreased susceptibility to tigecycline in A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, New York, USA. alexey.ruzin@novartis.com
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruzin
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Immermann
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bradford
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D000078304:Tigecycline
chemical_list: C492436:AdeA protein, Acinetobacter baumannii; C445684:AdeB protein, Acinetobacter baumannii; C492437:AdeC protein, Acinetobacter baumannii; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline