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Acetylation of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agents by an Escherichia coli strain isolated from a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Jung C M, Heinze T M, Strakosha R, Elkins C A, Sutherland J B
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AIMS: To isolate environmental bacteria capable of transforming fluoroquinolones to inactive molecules. METHODS AND RESULTS: Bacteria were isolated from the aerobic liquor of a wastewater treatment plant on a medium containing norfloxacin (100 mg l(-1)). Twenty-two isolates were highly resistant...
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