Description of optochin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae due to an uncommon mutation in the atpA gene and comparison with previously identified atpC mutants from Brazil

Optochin susceptibility testing is a major assay used for presumptive identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Still, atypical optochin-resistant (Opt(r)) pneumococci have been reported and this phenotype has been attributed to nucleotide substitutions in the genes coding for the F(0)F(1)ATPase....

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Autores principales: Souza, Aline R. V., de Pina, Sandrine E. C. M., Costa, Natália S., Neves, Felipe P. G., Merquior, Vânia L. C., Peralta, José Mauro, Pinto, Tatiana C. A., Teixeira, Lúcia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8041871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33846478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87071-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8041871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33846478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87071-8

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