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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PROBES
卷 24, 期 3, 页码 154-160出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2010.01.003
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SimpleProbe (TM); High Resolution Melt; Pyrosequence (TM); Ciprofloxacin antibiotic resistance
The potential for genetic modification of biological warfare agents makes rapid identification of antibiotic resistant strains critical for the implementation of suitable infection control measures. The fluorinated quinolone, ciprofloxacin, is an antibiotic effective for treating bacterial infections by inhibiting the enzyme activity of the DNA type II topoisomerases DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. The genes that encode the subunits of DNA gyrase (gyrA and gyrB) and topo IV (par C and parE) contain hotspots within an area known as the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR). Base pair changes within this region give rise to mutations that cause resistance to the antibiotic by altering amino acids within the enzymes. Ciprofloxacin-resistant (cipro(r)) strains of Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, and Francisella tularensis with one or more known mutations within the QRDR of gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE genes were tested with SimpleProbe (TM) and High Resolution Melt (HRM) dye chemistries and Pyrosequencing (TM), genetic analysis to evaluate the ability to rapidly detect ciprofloxacin-induced mutations. While SimpleProbe (TM) and Pyrosequencing (TM) successfully identified all known mutants, the HRM assay identified all but those resulting from G <-> C or A <-> T substitutions. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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