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. 2023 Jun 2;169(6):001340. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001340

Table 1.

List of genetic targets directly or indirectly associated with a decreased antibiotic susceptibility due to biocide cross-selection

Modulation of cellular functions underlying cross-resistance

Genetic target

Biocidal active substances

Reduced antibiotic susceptibility

Bacterial species

Reference

Efflux activity

AbeM

TCS

Cip, Dox, Min

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

AcrAB/TolC

FOR+GLU+QAC

Acr, Amp, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[197]

TCS

Acr, Amp, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[197]

FOR+GLU+QAC

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

FOR+GLU+QAC

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

OCB

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

OCB

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

AcrEF/TolC

ALD+QAC

Cm, Cip, Nal, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[201]

OCB

Cm, Cip, Nal, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[201]

AcrR

BAC

Amp, Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

TCS

Amp, Cm, Lev

Escherichia coli

[202]

TCS

Amp, Azi, Cfc, Cfp, Cfz, Cxm, Cip, Ery, Gen, Lin, Lom, Oxa, Tet

Escherichia coli

[12]

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

AdeB

CHX

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

BAC

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

AdeJ

TCS

Cip, Dox, Min

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

AdeS

CHX

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

BAC

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

CepA

CHX

Col

Klebsiella pneumoniae

[204]

CmeB

TCS

Amp, Cip, Cm, Ery, Tet,

Campylobacter jejuni

[205]

DinF

DDAC

Amp, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

FepR

BAC

Cip

Listeria monocytogenes

[10]

MdfA

CHP

Amp, Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

TCS

Amp, Azi, Cfc, Cfp, Cfz, Cxm, Cip, Ery, Gen, Lin, Lom, Oxa, Tet

Escherichia coli

[12]

MepA

BAC

Acr, Cip, Nor

Staphylococcus aureus

[206]

CHX

Acr, Cip, Nor

Staphylococcus aureus

[206]

CHX

Cip, Mup

Staphylococcus aureus

[116]

MexAB/OprN

TCS

Cip, Ery, Gen, Tet, Tmp

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[207]

MexCD/OprJ

BAC

Nor

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[208]

CHX

Nor

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[208]

TCS

Cip, Ery, Tet, Tmp

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[207]

MexX

CHX

Ami, Cef, Cip, Mer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[209]

MexXY/OprM

TCS

Cip, Ery, Gen, Tet, Tmp

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[207]

MsbA

DDAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

NorA

CHX

Cip, Mup

Staphylococcus aureus

[116]

NorE

TCS

Amp, Azi, Cfc, Cfp, Cfz, Cxm, Cip, Ery, Gen, Lin, Lom, Oxa, Tet

Escherichia coli

[12]

OqxAB

BAC

Cip, Cm, Flu, Nal, Nor, Tmp

Escherichia coli

[210]

TCS

Cip, Cm, Flu, Nal, Nor, Tmp

Escherichia coli

[210]

PmpM

BAC

Acr, Cip, Nor

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[211]

SmeDEF

TCS

Cip, Cm, Tet

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

[212]

YihV

TCS

Amp, Azi, Cfc, Cfp, Cfz, Cxm, Cip, Ery, Gen, Lin, Lom, Oxa, Tet

Escherichia coli

[12]

Membrane permeability

CarO

BAC

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

TCS

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Min, Net

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

EnvZ

CHP

Amp, Cm, Nor

Escherichia coli

[7]

FabH

TCS

Cip

Staphylococcus aureus

[213]

MipA

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

OmpA

OCB

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

FOR+GLU+QAC

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

BAC

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

CHX

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Imi, Mer, Min, Net, Sul, Tob

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

TCS

Ami, Cip, Dox, Gen, Min, Net

Acinetobacter baumannii

[129]

OmpC

OCB

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

FOR+GLU+QAC

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

OmpF

OCB

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

FOR+GLU+QAC

Amp, Cip, Cm, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[200]

OmpR

CHP

Amp, Cm, Nor

Escherichia coli

[7]

POV

Amp, Cm, Nor

Escherichia coli

[7]

PmrB

BAC

Pol

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

[14]

SbmA

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

Central metabolism

AceE

PHMB

Gen

Escherichia coli

[15]

Biofilm formation

Aes

GLU

Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

Flu

CHX

Amp

Escherichia coli

[7]

PyrE

GLU

Amp, Cm, Nor

Escherichia coli

[7]

YeaW

GLU

Amp, Cm, Nor

Escherichia coli

[7]

Modification of specific target

FabI

TCS

Cip

Staphylococcus aureus

[213]

HAL

Cip, Nal

Salmonella enterica

[8]

OCB

Cip, Nal

Salmonella enterica

[8]

GrlA

TCS

Cip

Staphylococcus aureus

[213]

GrlB

TCS

Cip

Staphylococcus aureus

[213]

GyrA

TCS

Cip

Staphylococcus aureus

[213]

HAL

Cip, Nal

Salmonella enterica

[8]

OCB

Cip, Nal

Salmonella enterica

[8]

InhA

TCS

Iso

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

[214]

RpoA

AQAS

Cm, Nal, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[8]

GLU

Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

RpoB

PER

Amp, Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

BAC

Amp

Escherichia coli

[7]

BAC

Rif

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Rif

Escherichia coli

[203]

RpoC

PER

Amp, Cm

Escherichia coli

[7]

BAC

Rif

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Rif

Escherichia coli

[203]

Global regulator activity

Crp

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

GdpP

SHY

Oxa

Staphylococcus aureus

[215]

Lon

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

FrdD

TCS

Amp, Amx, Cep

Escherichia coli

[202]

MarA

BAC

Cip, Cm, Ctf, Cxm, Flo, Nal

Escherichia coli

[128]

MarR

TCS

Cm, Lev, Nor, Tet

Escherichia coli

[202]

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

PhoPQ

CHX

Col

Klebsiella pneumoniae

[198]

RamR

QAC

Cm, Nal, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[8]

ALD+QAC

Cm, Nal, Tet

Salmonella enterica

[8]

SoxR

TCS

Amp, Cm, Lev

Escherichia coli

[202]

BAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

DDAC

Amp, Cm, Tet

Escherichia coli

[203]

SoxS

BAC

Cip, Cm, Ctf, Cxm, Flo, Nal

Escherichia coli

[128]

Acr, acriflavine; ALD, aldehydes; Ami, amikacin; Amp, ampicillin; Amx, amoxicillin; Azi, azithromycin; BAC, benzalkonium chloride; Cep, cephalexin; Cfc, cefaclor; Cfp, cefepime; Cfz, Cefazolin; CHP, chlorophene; CHX, chlorhexidine; Cip, ciprofloxacin; Cm, chloramphenicol; Col, colistin; Ctd, ceftiofur; Cxm, cefotaxime; DDAC, didecyldimethylammonium chloride; Dox, doxycycline; Ery, erythromicin; Flu, flumequine; FOR, formaldehyde; Gen, gentamicin; GLU, glutaraldehyde; HAL, chlorophene tertiary amine compound; Imi, imipenem; Iso, isoniazid; Lev, levofloxacin; Lin, linezolid; Lom, lomefloxacin; Mer, meropenem; Min, minocycline; Mup, mupirocin; Nal, nalidixic acid; Net, netilmicin; Nor, norfloxacin; OCB, oxidising compound blend; Oxa, oxacillin; PER, hydrogen peroxide; PHMB, polyhexamethylene biguanide; PIO, piovidone iodine; Pol, polymixin B; QAC, quaternary ammonium compound; Rif, rifampicin; Sul, sulbactam; TCS, triclosan; Tet, tetracycline; Tmp, trimethoprim; Tob, tobramycin.