Article
Overexpression of SOS genes in ciprofloxacin resistant Escherichia coli mutants.
Gene - 15 Jan 2016
Pourahmad Jaktaji Razieh, Pasand Shirin
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Fluoroquinolones are important antibiotics for the treatment of urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli. Mutational studies have shown that ciprofloxacin, a member of fluoroquinolones induces SOS response and mutagenesis in pathogenic bacteria which in turn develop antibiotic resistance. However, inhibition of SOS response can increase recombination activity which in turn leads to...
Topics
- Ciprofloxacin
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Mutation
- SOS Response, Genetics
