| Literature DB >> 28760904 |
Kageto Yamada1,2, Ryoichi Saito3, Saori Muto2, Machiko Kashiwa2, Yoshiko Tamamori2, Shingo Fujisaki4.
Abstract
Moraxella catarrhalis causes respiratory infections. In this study, fluoroquinolone-resistant strains were selected in vitro to evaluate the mechanism of fluoroquinolone resistance. Strains with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility were obtained by stepwise selection in levofloxacin, and fluoroquinolone targets gyr and par were sequenced. Six novel mutations in GyrA (D84Y, T594dup, and A722dup), GyrB (E479K and D439N), and ParE (Q395R) involved in M. catarrhalis resistance to fluoroquinolones were revealed.Entities:
Keywords: Moraxella catarrhalis; fluoroquinolone; gyr; par; quinolone resistance-determining region
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28760904 PMCID: PMC5610493 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01336-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191