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  • Are all the DNA gyrase mutations found in Mycobacterium leprae clinical strains involved in resistance to fluoroquinolones?

Are all the DNA gyrase mutations found in Mycobacterium leprae clinical strains involved in resistance to fluoroquinolones?

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2007-12-12)
Stéphanie Matrat, Emmanuelle Cambau, Vincent Jarlier, Alexandra Aubry
ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium leprae DNA gyrases carrying various mutations, previously described in clinical strains, were investigated for quinolone susceptibility by inhibition of supercoiling and DNA cleavage promotion. We demonstrated that the gyrA mutations leading to G89C or A91V confer fluoroquinolone resistance whereas the gyrB mutation leading to D205N does not.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Oxolinic acid, quinolone antibiotic
Sigma-Aldrich
Nalidixic acid, ≥98%
Supelco
Ofloxacin, VETRANAL®, analytical standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Ofloxacin, fluoroquinolone antibiotic