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Published in final edited form as: Drugs. 2009 Aug 20;69(12):1555–1623. doi: 10.2165/11317030-000000000-00000

Table 1.

Resistance-nodulation-division (RND) family multidrug efflux transporters in Gram-negative bacteria and mycobacteria reported or further characterized since 2003

Species Efflux system componenta
Regulator (Family) Substratesb References
MFP RND OMP
Acinetobacter baumannii AdeI AdeJ AdeK ? AO, BL, CM, EM, FQ, FU, LC, NO, PY, RF, SA, SDS, TC, TM [286, 296]
Acinetobacter genospecies 3 AdeD AdeF ? ? AM, CM, CP, CT, EB, EM, MP, RF, TC [287, 296]
AdeX AdeY AdeZ ? ? [288, 296]
Acinetobacter genospecies UT13 Unknown Unknown AdeC ? ? [733]
Aeromonas hydrophilia AheA AheB AheC AheR (TetR) BC, BL, EM, FU, LC, PR, TC, TM, TT [223]
Bacteroides fragilis BmeA1-16 BmeB1-16 BmeC1-16 Varied, e.g., BmeR5 (TetR) BL, CP, EB, MD, SDS [384, 389, 390]
Brucella suis BepD BepE BepC BepR (TetR) AM, BL, CAB, CV, DC, EB, EM, FQ, SDS, TC [349, 350]
BepF BepG BepC ? DC, NA [350]
Burkholderia cenocepacia CeoA CeoB OpcM CeoR (LysR) CM, FQ, TMP [325]
? ORF2 ? ? EB, FQ, SM, TPP [324]
Burkholderia glumae ToxG ToxH ToxI ToxR (LysR) TF [610]
Burkholderia pseudomallei BpeA BpeB OprB BpeR (TetR) AC, AG, EM [326, 327]
BpeE BpeF OprC BpeT (LysR) CM, TM [328]
Campylobacter jejuni CmeD CmeE CmeF ? AO, AP, CAB, EB, PM, SDS, TR [371, 373]
Chromohalobacter spp. ? ? HrdC ? BL, CM, EB, OS, TC [734]
Enterobacter aerogenes EefA EefB EefC ? CM, CP, EM, TC [182, 735]
Enterobacter cloacae AcrA AcrB TolC AcrR (TetR), RamA (MarA) AC, AG, BL, CL, CM, CP, CV, DC, EM, LC, LZ, SDS, SXT, TC, TG [736]
Erwinia amylovora AcrA AcrB ? AcrR (TetR) BB, CV, EB, MB, PH, SDS [596]
Escherichia coli OqxA (plasmidborne) OqxB (plasmidborne) ? ORF68 (plasmidborne) CM, CP, EB, OQ [154156]
Haemophilus influenzae AcrA AcrB ? AcrR (TetR) AP [321, 737]
Helicobacter pylori CznB CznA CznC ? MS [382]
HefB HefC HefA ? CM, CR, CX, EB, GM, ML, NO, TC [378, 380, 738]
Klebsiella pneumoniae AcrA AcrB AcrR AcrR (TetR), RamA (MarA) AC, CM, EB, EM, NA, NF, NO, TC, TG [187, 190, 739]
EefA EefB EefC ? Inorganic acid [191]
Morganella morganii AcrA AcrB ? AcrR (TetR) AC, CM, EB, EM, NA, NO, SDS, TC, TG, TM [269]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ? MmpL7 ? ? INH [518]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae FarA FarB MtrE FarR (MarR) FA [740]
Pasteurella multocida ? ? PM0527 ? AO, CT, CV, EB, EM, LC, NO, RF, SDS, TM [741]
? ? PM1980 ? CT, RF, VC. [741]
Proteus mirabilis AcrA AcrB TolC ? AC, AP, CM, CP, MI, SAM, SDS, TC, TG, TM [267]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MexA MexB OprM AmrR, MexR (MarR), NalC (TetR), NalD (TetR) AC, AO, AG, BL, MC, FQ, NO, OS, SF, TC, TG, TR [1, 228, 623, 624, 626]
MexM MexN OprM ? CM, TP [264]
MexP MexQ OpmM ? MC, FQ [264]
MexV MexW OprM ? AC, CM, EB, EM, FQ, TC [262]
TriAB TriC OpmH ? TR [123]
Pseudomonas fluorescens EmhA EmhB EmhC ? Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, CM, NA [275, 276]
Pseudomonas stutzeri TbtA TbtB TbtM ? CM, NA, OS, SF, TT [278]
Pseudomonas syringae MexA MexB OprM PmeR (TetR) AC, AG, AO, BB, BC, CM, CV, DA, EB, EM, FQ, FU, NA, NT, RG, TC, TM, TPP [684]
PseB PseC PseA GacS/GacA AC, EM, TC [590]
Ralstonia solanacearum AcrA AcrB ? AcrR (TetR) AC, AP, BB, EB [595]
Salmonella Typhimurium MdtA MdtBC ? ? DC, NO, SDS [172]
MsdA MsdB MsdC, TolC ? DC, NO, SDS [172]
Serratia marcescens SdeA SdeB HasF SdeR (MarA) CM, EB, FQ, OS, SDS [198, 199]
SdeC SdeDE ? ? NO [198, 742]
SdeX SdeY ? ? AC, BAC, EM, NF, RG, TC [197]
Serratia spp. ZrpAD ZrpB ZrpC? PigZ (TetR) ? [206]
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SmeG SmeH ? Smlt3169 (TetR) ? [306]
SmeI SmeJK ? ? AG, CP, TC [306]
SmeM SmeN ? ? ? [306]
SmeO SmeP ? Smlt3926 (TetR) ? [306]
SmeV SmeW SmeX Smlt1827 (LysR) ? [306]
SmeY SmeZ ? Smlt2199-2130 AG [306]
Vibrio cholerae VexA VexB ? VexR (TetR) MDR [207209]
VexC/BreA VexD/BreB ? VexR/BreR (TetR) BS [207209]
VexE VexF TolC ? BC, BS, DC, EB, EM, NF, NO, SDS, TC, TM [209]
Vibrio parahaemolyticus VmeA (VP1091) VmeB (VP1092) VpoC (VP0425) ? AC, BL, CP, CV, DC, EB, EM, NF, RG, SDS, TC, TM [743]
a

MFP=membrane fusion protein; OMP=outer membrane protein; RND=resistance-nodulation-division.

b

AC=acriflavine; AG=aminoglycosides; AM=amikacin; AO=acridine orange; AP=ampicillin; BC=benzalkonium chloride; BL=β-lactams; BS=bile salts; CAB=cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; CL= cholate; CM=chloramphenicol; CP=ciprofloxacin; CR=clarithromycin; CT=ceftazidime; CV=crystal violet; CX=cefotaxime; DA=daunorubicin, DC=deoxycholate; EB=ethidium bromide; EM=erythromycin; FA=fatty acids; FQ=fluoroquinolones; FU=fusidic acid; GM=gentamicin; INH=isoniazid; LC=lincosamides; LZ=linezolid; MB=methylene blue; MC=macrolides; MD=metronidazole; MI= minocycline; MP=meropenem; MS=metal salts; NA=nalidixic acid; NF=norfloxacin; NO=novobiocin; NT=nitrofurantoin OQ=olaquindox; OS=organic solvents; PH=Phloretin; PM=polymyxin B; PR=pristinamycin; PY=pyronine; RF=rifampin; RG=rhodamine 6G; SAM= ampicillin-sulbactam; SDS=sodium dodecyl sulphate; SA=safranin; SF=sulfonamides; SM=streptomycin; SXT=trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole; TC=tetracyclines; TF=toxoflavin; TG=tigecycline; TM=trimethoprim; TP=thiamphenicol; TPP=tetraphenylphosphonium; TR=triclosan; TT=tributyltin; VC=vancomycin; ?=the efflux components or regulators remain unknown or no genes linked to the transporter structural gene(s) are identified.