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Mechanisms of azole resistance in petite mutants of Candida glabrata.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 2004
Brun Sophie, Bergès Thierry, Poupard Pascal, Vauzelle-Moreau Carole, Renier Gilles, Chabasse Dominique, Bouchara Jean-Philippe
Abstract excerpt
We previously showed that resistant colonies of Candida glabrata inside the azole inhibition zones had respiratory deficiency due to mutations in mitochondrial DNA. Here, we analyzed the mechanisms of azole resistance in petite mutants of C. glabrata obtained by exposure to fluconazole or induced by ethidium bromide. The respiratory deficiency of these mutants was confirmed by oxygraphy and flow cytometric...
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