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. 2023 Apr 13;12:32. doi: 10.1186/s13756-023-01241-z

Table 2.

Examples of efflux pumps conferring increased tolerance to quaternary ammonium compounds. Cite at line 238

Pathogen RND MFS ABC SMR MATE PACE
E. coli AcrAB-TolC MdfA(Cmr), EmrB, EmrD EmrE, SugE NorM, MdtK/YdhE
Pseudomonas Mex-Opr QacE△1 PmPM
Serratia SdeXY, SdeAB, SdeIJ, SmfY
Burkholderia Mex-Opr-like AceI
Acinetobacter QacA, QacB QacE, QacE△1 PmPM AceI
Achromobacter
Proteus PmPM
Vibrio PmPM
Aeromonas QacE2
Enterobacter acrB SugE EmmdR/YeeO
Klebsiella QacE
Salmonella typhimurium AcrAB-TolC
MFS ABC SMR
S. aureus

NorA, QacA, Qac B; MepA

MdeA

EfrAB QacC,QacG,QacH, QacJ, QacE△1
 L. monocytogenes EmrELm
Enterococcus QacA/B EfrAB QacC, QacE△1

RND = resistance-nodulation-division; MFS = major facilitator superfamily; ABC = ATP-binding cassette; SMR = small multidrug resistance; PACE = proteobacterial antimicrobial compound efflux; MATE = multidrug and toxic compound extrusion