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Overview

Keith Poole is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio includes work across several focused subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pharmacy, Microbiology, and Molecular Medicine.

Their recent scholarly contributions include two papers published in the journal mBio. The papers are titled "Lysine polyphosphate modifications contribute to virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (2025) and "Erratum for Lehotsky et al., 'Lysine polyphosphate modifications contribute to virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa'" (2025).

Poole's research intersects with a variety of scientific topics relevant to microbiology and molecular biology. These main topics include:

  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Oral and gingival health research
  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Throughout their career, Poole has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Kirsten Lehotsky
  • Nolan Neville
  • Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins
  • Zongchao Jia

Their research has been predominantly published in the journal mBio, which appears as their frequent publication venue based on available data.

Best Publications

  • Efflux-mediated antimicrobial resistance

    Keith Poole

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: resistance to the max.

    Keith Poole

  • Multiple antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: evidence for involvement of an efflux operon.

    K. Poole;K. Krebes;C. Mcnally;Shadi Neshat

  • Role of mexA-mexB-oprM in antibiotic efflux in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Xian-Zhi Li;H. Nikaido;K. Poole

  • Efflux-mediated multiresistance in Gram-negative bacteria

    K. Poole

  • Efflux pumps as antimicrobial resistance mechanisms

    Keith Poole

  • Overexpression of the mexC-mexD-oprJ efflux operon in nfxB-type multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Keith Poole;Naomasa Gotoh;Hideto Tsujimoto;Qixun Zhao

  • Aminoglycoside resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Keith Poole

  • Mechanisms of bacterial biocide and antibiotic resistance

    K. Poole

  • Bacterial stress responses as determinants of antimicrobial resistance

    Keith Poole

  • Multidrug efflux pumps and antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and related organisms.

    Keith Poole

  • Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics

    K. Poole

  • Efflux-Mediated Resistance to Fluoroquinolones in Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Keith Poole

  • Expression of the multidrug resistance operon mexA-mexB-oprM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mexR encodes a regulator of operon expression.

    K Poole;K Tetro;Q Zhao;S Neshat

  • Multidrug Efflux Pumps: Expression Patterns and Contribution to Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

    Teresa R. De Kievit;Michael D. Parkins;Richard J. Gillis;Ramakrishnan Srikumar

  • Multidrug Efflux Systems Play an Important Role in the Invasiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Yoichi Hirakata;Ramakrishnan Srikumar;Keith Poole;Naomasa Gotoh

  • Multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria.

    Keith Poole

  • Influence of the MexAB-OprM Multidrug Efflux System on Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Kelly Evans;Luciano Passador;Ramakrishnan Srikumar;Eric Tsang

  • At the Nexus of Antibiotics and Metals: The Impact of Cu and Zn on Antibiotic Activity and Resistance

    Keith Poole

  • Multidrug efflux in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: components, mechanisms and clinical significance.

    Keith Poole;Ramakrishnan Srikumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
David E. Heinrichs
David E. Heinrichs University of Western Ontario
Jean-Marie Meyer
Jean-Marie Meyer Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alain Stintzi
Alain Stintzi University of Ottawa
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Vincent H. Tam
Vincent H. Tam University of Houston
Zongchao Jia
Zongchao Jia Queen's University
Pierre Cornelis
Pierre Cornelis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hiroshi Nikaido
Hiroshi Nikaido University of California, Berkeley
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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