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Frameshift mutations in occur frequently and do not provide a reliable marker for metronidazole resistance in UK isolates of No Access

Abstract

Mutations in the NAD(P)H flavin oxidoreductase gene () are thought to contribute to the development of metronidazole resistance in . To test this further, 44 sequences in 18 patient isolate sets of were examined including a unique collection comprising separated Mtz-sensitive (Mtz) and Mtz-resistant (Mtz) subpopulations pre-treatment and matched Mtz strains post-treatment. Sequences of contained frameshift mutations that led to premature protein truncation in at least one strain from most (17/18) patient sets. These mutations were present in all strains, irrespective of Mtz resistotype in 13/18 patients. Frameshift due to a single adenine deletion at nucleotide 53 was the most common mutation and was present in isolates from 11/18 patients. A novel real-time (LightCycler) PCR-based probe hybridization melting-point assay applied to a further 119 isolates confirmed that the frameshift-53 mutation occurred frequently, in 20 % of isolates, and could be present in Mtz as well as Mtz strains (42 % vs 58 %). This study demonstrates that frameshift mutations occur in Mtz strains as well as in Mtz strains, and are thus unlikely to cause Mtz resistance.

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Frameshift mutations in frxA occur frequently and do not provide a reliable marker for metronidazole resistance in UK isolates of Helicobacter pylori
J. Med. Microbiol. 53, 135 (2004); https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05342-0
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