Table 1. Mutations described in M. tuberculosis strains implicated in “acquired” resistance to quinolones.
Mutation | Effect on quinolone susceptibility | Reference | |
GyrA | GyrB | ||
G88A | resistance | 13 | |
A90V | resistance | 21 | |
D94A, G, N | resistance | 21 | |
N499D | resistance | 21 | |
T80A | no effect | 21 | |
T80A+A90G | hypersusceptibility | 21 |
Summary of mutations described in M. tuberculosis strains (e.g. clinical strains or strains cultured in vitro in presence of quinolone in order to select a resistant strain), which have been unequivocally demonstrated as implicated in “acquired” resistance.