Identification of the new variant QepA3, a plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant, collected in a CMY-2-producing Escherichia coli.

Objectives: The efflux pump QepA confers decreased susceptibility to hydrophilic fluoroquinolones (e.g., norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and enrofloxacin). In this study, we characterized the third variant, named qepA3, collected from an Escherichia coli isolate in Portugal. Methods: INSRA6015 was isola...

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Main Author: Caniça, Manuela (author)
Other Authors: Manageiro, Vera (author), Jones-Dias, Daniela (author), Félix, David (author), Ferreira, Eugénia (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
qepA3
Fluoroquinolones
Resistência aos Antimicrobianos
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1374
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1374

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1374

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