Sublethal exposure to benzalkonium chloride induced biocide-antibiotic cross-resistance in hypervirulent <i>L. monocytogenes</i>
Sublethal BAC exposure can select for fepR-associated variants linked to reduced susceptibility to both biocides and antibiotics, highlighting concerns for biocide-antibiotic cross-resistance.
Authors
- Benjamin E. Johns
- Michael L. Beeton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-0772)
- Joshua Macleod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7820-7923)
- James Blaxland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4832-5563)
- Zak Hamid
Institutions
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf241
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Wales