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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 55(12): 5939-41, 2011 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21911571
RESUMO
The aim of this study was to examine macrolide resistance mutations in Campylobacter species. In 76 strains studied, point mutation A to G at position 2059 of the 23S rRNA gene was detected in 30 of the 33 erythromycin-resistant strains. An amino acid insertion in the ribosomal protein L22 was found in one resistant strain without a 23S rRNA mutation. The A2059G mutation is the main cause of macrolide resistance in Campylobacter species.