Defining Fluoroquinolone Resistance-Mediating Mutations from Non-Resistance Polymorphisms in <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i> Topoisomerases

Defining Fluoroquinolone Resistance-Mediating Mutations from Non-Resistance Polymorphisms in <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i> Topoisomerases

Often dismissed as a commensal, <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i> is an increasingly prominent target of research due to its role in septic arthritis and organ transplant failure in immunosuppressed patients, particularly lung transplantation. As a mollicute, its highly reductive genome and stru...

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Main Authors: Martin Sharratt, Kirsty Sands, Edward A. R. Portal, Ian Boostrom, Brian A. Mondeja, Nadia M. Rodríguez, Lucy C. Jones, Owen B. Spiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
<i>Mycoplasma hominis</i>
epidemiology
United Kingdom
genomics
antibiotic resistance
genome analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/11/1379

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