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Mutations in the 16S rRNA genes of Helicobacter pylori mediate resistance to tetracycline.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2002
Trieber Catharine A, Taylor Diane E
Abstract excerpt
Low-cost and rescue treatments for Helicobacter pylori infections involve combinations of several drugs including tetracycline. Resistance to tetracycline has recently emerged in H. pylori. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of two tetracycline-resistant clinical isolates (MIC = 64 microg/ml) were determined and compared to the consensus H. pylori 16S rRNA sequence. One isolate had four nucleotide substitutions, and the...
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