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      Resistance mechanisms against quinolones in Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum.

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          Quinolones interact with bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, the subunits of which are encoded by gyrA/gyrB and parC/parE, respectively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between changes in these genes and quinolone susceptibility of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum (Mcc). Using in vitro selected resistant mutants and field isolates from goats, predicted amino acid changes in gyrA, gyrB and parC were associated with higher minimum inhibitory concentration values for quinolones. Alterations in parC predicted amino acid sequences were most frequently associated with quinolone resistance in Mcc.

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          Journal
          Vet J
          Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
          Elsevier BV
          1532-2971
          1090-0233
          May 2017
          : 223
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo s/n, Murcia 30100, Spain.
          [2 ] Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo s/n, Murcia 30100, Spain. Electronic address: cdelafe@um.es.
          Article
          S1090-0233(17)30074-6
          10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.03.007
          28671064
          fba20b1a-22fd-42d1-ac3e-92e703c5df14
          Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
          History

          Antimicrobial resistance,Contagious agalactia,Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum,Quinolones

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