Abstract
Polymyxin-resistant pmrA strains were shown to absorb only about 25% of the amount of polymyxin absorbed by the corresponding polymyxin-sensitive parent strains. The lipopolysaccharide from the pmrA strains bound less polymyxin than the lipopolysaccharide from the parent strains.
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