Table 3.
Minimal inhibitory concentration profiles of strains expressing various AcrA and AcrB proteins.
| AcrAB proteinsa | AcrA mutant isolation methodb | Minimal inhibitory concentration (μg ml-1)
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| AcrA+ AcrB+ | NA | >128 | >128 | >800 |
| AcrA- AcrB- | NA | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| AcrA+ AcrB H1Δ252-256 | SDM | 16 | 8-16 | 100 |
| AcrAE43K AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAV44I AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 200 |
| AcrAS195P AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAL222Q AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAL222R AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAΔ222-224 AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAT224S AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAF230S AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 200-400 |
| AcrAG248E AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAG249C AcrB H1Δ252-256 | Spontaneous | >128 | 128 | 400 |
| AcrAL222Q AcrB+ | SDM | 128 | 128 | ND |
| AcrAG248E AcrB+ | SDM | >128 | 128 | ND |
| AcrAS83G AcrB H1Δ252-256 | SDM | 128 | 64 | 400 |
| AcrAT111P AcrB H1Δ252-256 | SDM | 128 | 64 | 400 |
| AcrAA135T AcrB H1Δ252-256 | SDM | 128 | 64 | 400 |
| AcrAN146T AcrB H1Δ252-256 | SDM | 128 | 64 | 400 |
AcrAB proteins were expressed from pACYC184 in a ΔacrAB background.
NA, not applicable; SDM, site-directed mutagenesis; ND, not determined.