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Multiple mutations conferring ciprofloxacin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus demonstrate long-term stability in an antibiotic-free environment.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2000
Jones M E, Boenink N M, Verhoef J, Köhrer K, Schmitz F J
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Two unrelated strains of Staphylococcus aureus, one with a single mutation in grlA, the other with multiple mutations in gyrA, gyrB, grlA, grlB, norA and the norA promoter region, encoding low-level and high-level ciprofloxacin resistance, respectively, were studied. The characterized mutations in these genes were conserved when both strains were passaged for at least 500 generations in an antibiotic-free...
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