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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2018.024
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Conserved sequences of genes coding for the multidrug resistance pump AcrAB-TolC of Escherichia coli suggest their involvement into permanent cell “cleaning”

Karakozova MV1, Nazarov PA2
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1 Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow

2 Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology,
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow

Correspondence should be addressed: Marina Karakozova
Microrayon 1, d.15, kv. 43, Zaraisk, Zaraiski r-n, Moscow region, 140601; moc.liamg@200257kvm

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Acknowledgement: the authors wish to thank students (Dzhafarova T, Mamedova D, Maushev F, Miranian K, Omarova D and Rodionova E) and the Department of Morphology and Pathology of Medical Institute REAVIZ for the provided data, their analysis and discussion.

Received: 2018-02-19 Accepted: 2018-03-30 Published online: 2018-07-06
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