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Characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants of escherichia coli selected in vitro.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 1994
Heisig P, Tschorny R
Abstract excerpt
Wild-type mutants highly resistant to fluoroquinolones were selected in vitro from a quinolone-susceptible Escherichia coli isolate by stepwise exposure to increasing concentrations of nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin (CIP) either in liquid medium or on solid medium. Mutant R17 was selected by serial passage in liquid medium; the MIC of CIP for mutant R17 was 256 micrograms/ml. On solid medium, consecutive...
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