GYRB MUTATIONS IN COUMERMYCIN A(1)-RESISTANT BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI

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作者
SAMUELS, DS [1 ]
MARCONI, RT [1 ]
HUANG, WM [1 ]
GARON, CF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV UTAH,MED CTR,DEPT CELLULAR VIRAL & MOLEC BIOL,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84132
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10.1128/JB.176.10.3072-3075.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have isolated and characterized mutants of Borrelia burgdorferi that are resistant to the antibiotic coumermycinn A(1) which targets the B subunit of DNA gyrase. Mutants had either 100- or 300-fold higher resistance to coumermycin A(1) than wild-type B. burgdorferi. In each case, a single point mutation in the gyrB gene converted Arg-133 to Gly or Ile. Mutations in the homologous Arg residue of Escherichia coli DNA gyrase are also associated with resistance to coumarin antimicrobial agents.
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