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Stimulation of genetic instability and associated large genomic rearrangements in Streptomyces ambofaciens by three fluoroquinolones.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Sept 1994
Volff J N, Vandewiele D, Decaris B
Abstract excerpt
In Streptomyces ambofaciens NSA2002, pigmented wild-type colonies spontaneously give rise to pigment-negative (Pig-) mutants at a frequency of about 0.5%. This genetic instability is related to large deletions which can be associated with amplifications of DNA sequences. The influence of three fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, and norfloxacin) on this property was investigated. At a survival rate higher...
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