INFLUENCE OF OUTER MEMBRANE PERMEABILIZATION ON INTRINSIC RESISTANCE TO THE HYDROPHOBIC BIOCIDE TRICLOSAN IN OPPORTUNISTIC SERRATIA SPECIES

Influence of outer membrane permeabilization on intrinsic resistance to the hydrophobic biocide triclosan in opportunistic Serratia species

Triclosan is a hydrophobic antimicrobial agent commonly employed in health care settings.While it exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial properties, the gram-negative nosocomial opportunists Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens are atypically refractory.Intrinsic resistance to triclosan in P.aeruginosa is largely due to its outer membrane

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