. Differential expression
of the mexEF–oprN operon
explains differential chloramphanicol resistance
in P. aeruginosa PAO1 and PA14 strains.
(A) Protein expression levels of MexEF–OprN in PAO1 and PA14.
Two biological replicates are plotted for each strain, as shown by
the same color bars. In PA14, we could not detect MexF or OprN, and
the protein abundance score for MexE was low (∼0.2). (B) mRNA
levels of mexEF–oprN in PAO1
and PA14. Two biological replicates are plotted for each strain, as
shown by the same color bars. (C) Chloramphenicol disk diffusion assay.
Exponentially growing PAO1 and PA14 were swabbed on an agar plate
and exposed to increasing levels of chloramphenicol. Three biological
replicates were performed, and a representative is shown.