Mutation in 23S rRNA Responsible for Resistance to 16-Membered Macrolides and Streptogramins in Streptococcus pneumoniae
AUTOR(ES)
Depardieu, Florence
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolate BM4455 was resistant to 16-membered macrolides and to streptogramins. This unusual resistance phenotype was due to an A2062C (Escherichia coli numbering) mutation in domain V of the four copies of 23S rRNA.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=90283Documentos Relacionados
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