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Mechanisms of quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella: recent developments.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 May 2005
Hopkins Katie L, Davies Robert H, Threlfall E John
Abstract excerpt
Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum antimicrobials highly effective for treatment of a variety of clinical and veterinary infections. Their antibacterial activity is due to inhibition of DNA replication. Usually resistance arises spontaneously due to point mutations that result in amino acid substitutions within the topoisomerase subunits GyrA, GyrB, ParC or ParE, decreased expression of outer membrane porins, or...
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