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Genetic bases of the rifampin resistance phenotype in Brucella spp.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2004
Marianelli Cinzia, Ciuchini Franco, Tarantino Michela, Pasquali Paolo, Adone Rosanna
Abstract excerpt
Rifampin is one of the most potent and broad-spectrum antibiotics against bacterial pathogens. Its bactericidal activity is due to its ability to bind to the beta subunit of the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase encoded by the rpoB gene. Mutations of the rpoB gene have been characterized in rifampin-resistant (Rif(r)) strains of Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genetic bases of Rif(r) in Brucella...
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