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The farAB-encoded efflux pump mediates resistance of gonococci to long-chained antibacterial fatty acids

  1. Eun Hee Lee1,
  2. William M. Shafer1,2

Article first published online: 1 MAR 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01530.x

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Molecular Microbiology

Molecular Microbiology

Volume 33, Issue 4, pages 839–845, August 1999

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Lee, E. H. and Shafer, W. M. (1999), The farAB-encoded efflux pump mediates resistance of gonococci to long-chained antibacterial fatty acids. Molecular Microbiology, 33: 839–845. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01530.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.,

  2. 2

    Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, VA Medical Center Research Service, Decatur, GA 30033, USA.

*William M. Shafer. E-mail wshafer@emory.edu; Tel. (+1) 404 728 7688; Fax (+1) 404 329 2210.

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