Increased Expression of Two Multidrug Transporter-Like Genes Is Associated with Ethidium Bromide and Ciprofloxacin Resistance in <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i>

Sophie Raherison, Patrice Gonzalez, H. Renaudin, Alain Charron, Cécile Bébéar, Cécile Bébéar

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2004 · 35 citations · 16 references

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Two genes, md1 and md2, coding for multidrug resistance ATP-binding cassette transporters were identified in Mycoplasma hominis PG21. Expression of these two genes, quantified by quantitative competitive reverse transcription-PCR, was significantly increased in ethidium bromide-resistant strains of M. hominis compared to that in M. hominis PG21.

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