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Role of active efflux in association with target gene mutations in fluoroquinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Vibrio cholerae.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2002
Baranwal Somesh, Dey Keya, Ramamurthy T, Nair G Balakrish, Kundu Manikuntala
Abstract excerpt
Quinolones are among the drugs of choice in the management of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae. In this study, we demonstrate that, in addition to mutations detected in the target genes gyrA and parC, proton motive force-dependent efflux is involved in quinolone resistance in clinical isolates of V. cholerae.
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