Open AccessDistribution of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Author(s) -
David Olusoga Ogbolu,
A. O. Terry Alli,
Michael C Anorue,
OA Daini,
Afolabi Oluwadun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.188108
Subject(s) - plasmid , replicon , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , rapd , typing , quinolone , bacteria , gram , carriage , antibiotic resistance , genotype , nalidixic acid , multiple drug resistance , drug resistance , gene , genetics , antibiotics , genetic diversity , medicine , population , environmental health , pathology
Until recently, mechanisms of resistance to quinolones in Gram-negative bacteria were believed to be only chromosome encoded. However, emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) has been reported worldwide.