Accession | ARO:3003947 |
Definition | EfrAB is a heterodimeric ABC transporter efflux pump found in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium that confers resistance to ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, rifampicin, quinupristine. |
AMR Gene Family | ATP-binding cassette (ABC) antibiotic efflux pump |
Drug Class | fluoroquinolone antibiotic, macrolide antibiotic, rifamycin antibiotic |
Resistance Mechanism | antibiotic efflux |
Efflux Component | efflux pump complex or subunit conferring antibiotic resistance |
Classification | 9 ontology terms | Show + process or component of antibiotic biology or chemistry + mechanism of antibiotic resistance + antibiotic molecule + antibiotic efflux [Resistance Mechanism] + determinant of antibiotic resistance + efflux pump complex or subunit conferring antibiotic resistance [Efflux Component] + fluoroquinolone antibiotic [Drug Class] + macrolide antibiotic [Drug Class] + rifamycin antibiotic [Drug Class] |
Parent Term(s) | 4 ontology terms | Show + ATP-binding cassette (ABC) antibiotic efflux pump [AMR Gene Family] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ciprofloxacin [Antibiotic] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic erythromycin [Antibiotic] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic rifampin [Antibiotic] |
Sub-Term(s) | 2 ontology terms | Show |
Publications | Lavilla Lerma L, et al. 2014. Food Microbiol. 44:249-57 Role of EfrAB efflux pump in biocide tolerance and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from traditional fermented foods and the effect of EDTA as EfrAB inhibitor. (PMID 25084670) Lee EW, et al. 2003. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47(12): 3733-3738. EfrAB, an ABC multidrug efflux pump in Enterococcus faecalis. (PMID 14638474) |