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DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV mutations in an in vitro fluoroquinolone-resistant Coxiella burnetii strain.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2010
Vranakis Iosif, Sandalakis Vassilios, Chochlakis Dimosthenis, Tselentis Yannis, Psaroulaki Anna
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The etiological agent of Q fever, Coxiella burnetii, is an obligate intracellular bacterium that multiplies within a vacuole with lysosomal characteristics. Quinolones have been used as an alternative therapy for Q fever. In this study, quinolone-resistance-determining regions of the genes coding for DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV were analyzed by DNA sequencing from an in vitro fluoroquinolone-resistant C....
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