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Spontaneous Quinolone Resistance in the Zoonotic Serovar of Vibrio vulnificus
Carmen AmaroA. LlorensBelén FouzFrancisco J. Roigsubject
DNA Topoisomerase IVDNA BacterialSerotypeBiologiamedicine.drug_classMolecular Sequence DataAntibioticsMutation MissenseMicrobiologiaPublic Health MicrobiologyVibrio vulnificusQuinolonesApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyDNA gyraseMicrobiologyBacterial ProteinsVibrionaceaeDrug Resistance BacterialmedicineAnimalsVibrio vulnificusPathogenEelsEcologybiologySequence Analysis DNAbiology.organism_classificationQuinoloneVirologyAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA GyrasebacteriaBacteriaFood ScienceBiotechnologydescription
ABSTRACT This work demonstrates that Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2, serovar E, an eel pathogen able to infect humans, can become resistant to quinolone by specific mutations in gyrA (substitution of isoleucine for serine at position 83) and to some fluoroquinolones by additional mutations in parC (substitution of lysine for serine at position 85). Thus, to avoid the selection of resistant strains that are potentially pathogenic for humans, antibiotics other than quinolones must be used to treat vibriosis on farms.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |