Characterization of a novel multi-drug resistance efflux system in Caulobacter crescentus

by Mary H Swaney
The efflux of antibiotics is a growing concern in regards to antibiotic resistance, necessitating its study in biomedical research. Inactivation of a gene encoding for a transcriptional regulator of a novel multi-drug resistance efflux system in C. crescentus results in an increase in resistance to a broad range of antibiotics. Other genes involved in this system have also been identified and are currently being studied for their role in bacterial efflux.
Major: 
Biochemistry
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Kenneth Keiler, Professor
Poster Number: 
135