Two new point mutations at A2062 associated with resistance to 16-membered macrolide antibiotics in mutant strains of Mycoplasma hominis

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作者
Furneri, PM
Rappazzo, G
Musumarra, MP
Di Pietro, P
Catania, LS
Roccasalva, LS
机构
[1] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Sci Microbiol & Sci Ginecol, I-95124 Catania, Italy
[2] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Biol Anim, Catania, Italy
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10.1128/AAC.45.10.2958-2960.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We describe two mutants of Mycoplasma hominis PG-21 which show resistance to 16-membered macrolides but susceptibility to lincosamides, obtained by in vitro exposure to increasing doses of josamycin. The 23S rRNA gene showed that each had a mutation (A2062G and A2062T) corresponding to nucleotide 2062 in Escherichia coli, which was associated with the acquired phenotype.
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