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Polymorphic mutation frequencies of clinical and environmental Stenotrophomonas maltophilia populations.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Turrientes María Carmen, Baquero María Rosario, Sánchez María Blanca, Valdezate Sylvia, Escudero Esther, Berg Gabrielle, Cantón Rafael, Baquero Fernando, Galán Juan Carlos, Martínez José Luis
Abstract excerpt
Mutation frequencies were studied in 174 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from clinical and nonclinical environments by detecting spontaneous rifampin-resistant mutants in otherwise-susceptible populations. The distribution of mutation frequencies followed a pattern similar to that found for other bacterial species, with a modal value of 1 x 10(-8). Nevertheless, the proportion of isolates showing mutation...
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