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. 1998 Sep;42(9):2193–2196. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2193

TABLE 2.

Mutations identified in the GyrA and ParC containing QRDRs in sparfloxacin-resistant clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae

Strain MIC (μg/ml)
Amino acid (nucleotide) at the indicated position:
CPFXa SPFXb GyrAc
ParCd
75 81 83 85 93 79 137
245 0.5 0.25 Tyr (TAT) Ser (TCC) Ile (ATT) Glu (GAA) Trp (TGG) Ser (TCT) Lys (AAG)
182 64 16 e Phe (TTC) Phe (TTT)
674 64 64 Phe (TTC) Phe (TTT)
354 64 128 Tyr (TAC) Lys (AAA) Tyr (TAT) Asn (AAT)
252 64 128 Tyr (TAC) Ile (ATC) Lys (AAA) Arg (CGG) Tyr (TAT) Asn (AAT)
a

CPFX, ciprofloxacin. 

b

SPFX, sparfloxacin. 

c

Amino acid position corresponding to that of S. pneumoniae GyrA (12). 

d

Amino acid position corresponding to that of S. pneumoniae ParC (13). 

e

—, no difference from fluoroquinolone-susceptible wild strain 245.