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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
We have investigated the effect of genetic alterations in the rpsL gene on the MICs of streptomycin for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Direct DNA sequencing showed a point mutation in 23/121 strains; in 18 strains the mutation was associated with an amino acid change. The MICs of streptomycin in 22 out of 23 point-mutated strains were > or = 256 mg/L. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis showed mutations at codon 43 in all 18 strains with point mutations in the same codon. Our results suggest that both RFLP and base sequencing analysis of the rpsL gene are useful for the rapid prediction of highly streptomycin-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0305-7453
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship between genetic alteration of the rpsL gene and streptomycin susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies