title: Pyrosequencing of the DNA gyrase gene in Neisseria species: effective indicator of ciprofloxacin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
abstract: The quinolone resistance determining region (QRDR) of the gyrA gene in ciprofloxacin-susceptible strains (n=53) and strains of Neisseria spp. with reduced susceptibility (n=70) was determined by the pyrosequencing method. Results showed that the QRDR of the gyrA gene is an effective molecular indicator of resistance to ciprofloxacin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and presumably in Neisseria meningitidis, but not in all other Neisseria spp. This sequence was not unique for N. gonorrhoeae and seems unsuitable for species verification of N. gonorrhoeae. However, whether it is also possible to use this region for verification depends on the specificity of the primary screening method used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. emma.lindback@capio.se
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindbäck
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unemo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhras
authors.forename: Baback
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gharizadeh
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fredlund
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pourmand
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wretlind
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009343:Neisseria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D027081:DNA Gyrase