Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Volume 34, Issue 6, Pages 592-595Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.07.009
Keywords
Salmonella Choleraesuis; Quinolones; Antibiotic accumulation; Resistance
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The emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis is an important concern in several countries, including Japan. We examined the intracellular concentration of enrofloxacin in S. Choleraesuis to determine the existence of a relationship with the emergence of quinolone resistance. The intracellular concentration of enrofloxacin was significantly lower in nalidixic acid-resistant isolates compared with nalidixic acid-susceptible isolates. In the presence of carbonyl cyanidem-chlorophenylhydrazone, the intracellular concentration of enrofloxacin increased in all isolates, with no significant difference in the intracellular concentration between nalidixic acid-susceptible and -resistant isolates. The frequency of emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants was higher in susceptible isolates with a low intracellular concentration of enrofloxacin. The results presented suggest that a decrease in the intracellular concentration of enrofloxacin is related to active efflux pumps and contributes to the emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.
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