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BMC Infectious Diseases
Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 3/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Oral presentation

A novel gyrB gene mutation in fluoroquinolone resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Authors: Pooja Singh, Amita Jain, Pratima Dixit, Shantanu Prakash, Indu Jaiswal, Vimala Venkatesh, Mastan Singh

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 3/2014

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Fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be conferred by mutations in gyrA or gyrB gene. Recent studies suggest that amino acid substitutions in gyrB gene may also play a crucial role in resistance, but genetic studies of these mutations in M. tuberculosis are lacking. …
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Title
A novel gyrB gene mutation in fluoroquinolone resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors
Pooja Singh
Amita Jain
Pratima Dixit
Shantanu Prakash
Indu Jaiswal
Vimala Venkatesh
Mastan Singh
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 3/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S3-O14

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