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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Simultaneous identification of campylobacters and prediction of quinolone resistance by comparative sequence analysis.

C FreytagA. FeddersenSucharit BhakdiA. SteitzMatthias Husmann

subject

Microbiology (medical)Silent mutationDNA Bacterialmedicine.drug_classSequence analysisSequence alignmentBiologymedicine.disease_causeDNA gyrasePolymerase Chain Reactionlaw.inventionAnti-Infective AgentsSpecies SpecificitylawmedicinePolymerase chain reactionAntibacterial agentGeneticsMutation4-QuinolonesSequence Homology Amino AcidCampylobacterDrug Resistance MicrobialSequence Analysis DNAQuinoloneDNA Topoisomerases Type IIDNA GyraseSequence AlignmentResearch Article

description

Comparative sequence analysis of a 30-bp segment in the quinolone resistance-determining region of campylobacters not only allows for the detection of base changes associated with resistance but also is a powerful tool for species identification based on silent mutations.

https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC229975/