Fluoroquinolone-resistance mechanisms and phylogenetic background of clinical Escherichia coli strains isolated in south-east Poland.
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...Qnr proteins are protecting target enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV of quinolone inhibition [7]....
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...Further, PMQR provides only a low level of quinolone resistance; however, PMQR genes may facilitate the selection of higher-level resistance in the presence of quinolones and lead to treatment breakdown [7]....
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...These groups have been divided into four generations based on their antimicrobial activity; nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin that are members of the first, second, and third generations, respectively [6, 7]....
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...Typing of E. coli strains by ERIC-PCR fingerprinting was performed as described by Versalovic et al. (1991)....
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...Conversely, B2 strains are less resistant than the remaining strains, regardless of the molecular mechanism involved in resistance (Johnson et al., 2002; Johnson and Stell, 2000; Moreno et al., 2006)....
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...PMQR determinants (qnrA, qnrB, qnrC, qnrD, qnrS and aac(6’)-Ib-cr) were screened for all of 20 fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates by PCR amplification using primers and conditions as described previously (Robicsek et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2009; Cavaco et al., 2009; Park et al., 2006)....
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