efflux
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But it will also rise if the hole at the bottom shrinks—if efflux slows.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2024
P. aeruginosa also has other defenses, including highly specialized porins that allow it to bring in specific nutrients while keeping out everything else, and efflux pumps that eject unwanted compounds, Geddes said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
Most prominently, this activated the bacteria’s efflux pump systems, a general expulsion system that many bacteria use to eliminate various molecules, including antibiotics.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2023
In addition, transport proteins called efflux pumps span this double membrane and actively eliminate chemicals such as antibiotics that pass through porins on the outer membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
So from small beginnings God doth cause an efflux through the whole world.—Charnock.
From Thoughts for the Quiet Hour by Various
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