Efflux pump of the proton antiporter family confers low-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Due to the resurgence of tuberculosis and the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains, fluoroquinolones (FQ) are being used in selected tuberculosis patients, but FQ-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have rapidly begun to appear. The mechanisms involved in FQ resistance need to be elu...

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Main Authors: Takiff, H E, Cimino, M, Musso, M C, Weisbrod, T, Martinez, R, Delgado, M B, Salazar, L, Bloom, B R, Jacobs, W R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC40238/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8552639
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