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Topoisomerase IV mutations in quinolone-resistant salmonellae selected in vitro.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2003
Hansen Heike, Heisig Peter
Abstract excerpt
The development of high-level fluoroquinolone resistance has rarely been observed in salmonellae and, in contrast to other Gram-negative bacteria mutations affecting topoisomerase IV, a known secondary target of quinolones in Escherichia coli has not been described except for one recent report. The present study used quinolone-susceptible field isolates representing epidemiologically relevant serovars and phage...
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