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Fitness cost constrains the spectrum of marR mutations in ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2017
Praski Alzrigat Lisa, Huseby Douglas L, Brandis Gerrit, Hughes Diarmaid
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the spectrum of mutations in marR in ciprofloxacin-resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli shows evidence of selection bias, either to reduce fitness costs, or to increase drug resistance. MarR is a repressor protein that regulates, via MarA, expression of the Mar regulon, including the multidrug efflux pump AcrAB-TolC. METHODS: Isogenic strains carrying 36 different marR...
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