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Pre-existing isoniazid resistance, but not the genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drives rifampicin resistance codon preference in vitro.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Bergval Indra, Kwok Brian, Schuitema Anja, Kremer Kristin, van Soolingen Dick, Klatser Paul, Anthony Richard
Abstract excerpt
Both the probability of a mutation occurring and the ability of the mutant to persist will influence the distribution of mutants that arise in a population. We studied the interaction of these factors for the in vitro selection of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We characterised two series of spontaneous RIF-resistant in vitro mutants from isoniazid (INH)-sensitive and -resistant...
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