| Literature DB >> 16189120 |
Kendal M Galbraith1, Amanda C Ng, Betsy J Eggers, Craig R Kuchel, Christian H Eggers, D Scott Samuels.
Abstract
We have isolated in vitro fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants of the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi. Mutations in parC, which encodes a subunit of topoisomerase IV, were associated with loss of susceptibility to sparfloxacin, moxifloxacin, and Bay-Y3118, but not ciprofloxacin. This is the first description of fluoroquinolone resistance in the spirochete phylum.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16189120 PMCID: PMC1251557 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.10.4354-4357.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191