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parC  -  DNA topoisomerase IV subunit A

Escherichia coli O157:H7 str. EDL933

 
 
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Disease relevance of parC

 

High impact information on parC

  • Of 149 isolates, 102 (68.5%) had a MIC > or = 8 microg/mL, 138 (92.6%) had > or = 1 gyrA mutation, 101 (67.8%) had > or = 1 parC mutation, and 59 (39.6%) demonstrated OST [2].
  • With S. aureus, the dimer selected spontaneous resistant gyrA mutants, whereas ciprofloxacin selected a parC mutant [1].
 

Biological context of parC

 

Associations of parC with chemical compounds

  • RESULTS: The dimer was lethal, in some cases exhibiting more activity than ciprofloxacin (particularly with wild-type cells and a parC mutant of S. aureus) [1].
  • The objective of this study was to analyse an array of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin derivatives in order to determine those with good activity against bacteria that already present fluoroquinolone resistance associated with mutations in the gyrA and/or parC genes [5].

References

  1. Bactericidal activity and target preference of a piperazinyl-cross-linked ciprofloxacin dimer with Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Zhao, X., Quinn, B., Kerns, R., Drlica, K. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2006) [Pubmed]
  2. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of fecal Escherichia coli isolates with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones: results from a large hospital-based surveillance initiative. Lautenbach, E., Fishman, N.O., Metlay, J.P., Mao, X., Bilker, W.B., Tolomeo, P., Nachamkin, I. J. Infect. Dis. (2006) [Pubmed]
  3. Mutant prevention concentration of ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin against Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pasquali, F., Manfreda, G. Vet. Microbiol. (2007) [Pubmed]
  4. Vertical transmission of a fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli within an integrated broiler operation. Petersen, A., Christensen, J.P., Kuhnert, P., Bisgaard, M., Olsen, J.E. Vet. Microbiol. (2006) [Pubmed]
  5. Antibacterial evaluation of a collection of norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin derivatives against multiresistant bacteria. Vila, J., Sánchez-Céspedes, J., Sierra, J.M., Piqueras, M., Nicolás, E., Freixas, J., Giralt, E. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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