| Literature DB >> 11796364 |
Amy J Vogler1, Joseph D Busch, Stephanie Percy-Fine, Christine Tipton-Hunton, Kimothy L Smith, Paul Keim.
Abstract
Rifampin-resistant mutants were selected from UV-light-treated Bacillus cereus (20 mutants) and attenuated B. anthracis (23 mutants). In addition, spontaneous rifampin-resistant mutants were also isolated in attenuated B. anthracis (22 mutants). The rifampin resistance clusters of the rpoB gene were sequenced for all 65 mutants. Mutations associated with resistance were consistent with those from other bacteria, though two novel changes were observed. The spontaneous rate of resistance was estimated at 1.57 x 10(-9) mutations/generation by a Luria-Delbrück fluctuation test.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11796364 PMCID: PMC127050 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.2.511-513.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191