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Reduction of the fitness burden of quinolone resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2005
Kugelberg Elisabeth, Löfmark Sonja, Wretlind Bengt, Andersson Dan I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Quinolone resistance in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is commonly caused by mutations that alter the target molecules DNA gyrase/topoisomerase IV, or cause activation of various efflux systems. We have analysed the effect of quinolone resistance caused by DNA gyrase/topoisomerase IV mutations on bacterial fitness. METHODS: Norfloxacin-resistant mutants were isolated and by DNA...
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