Table 1.
MICs and MPCs of orbifloxacin and QRDR mutations in the gyrA, parC, and grlA genes of the original stains and mutants used in the study
| Parent strains and mutantsa | MIC (μg/ml) | MIC (+EPI)b (μg/ml) |
QRDR mutationc |
MPC (μg/ml) | MPC /MIC | Cmax /MPCd | AUC /MPCd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gyrA | parC ( grlA ) | |||||||
|
E. coli | ||||||||
| E1 |
0.063 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
1 |
16 |
6.9 |
42.9 |
| E2 |
0.063 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
0.5 |
8 |
13.8 |
85.8 |
| E3 |
0.063 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
1 |
16 |
6.9 |
42.9 |
| E4 |
0.125 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
2 |
16 |
3.45 |
21.45 |
| E5 |
0.125 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
2 |
16 |
3.45 |
21.45 |
| E6 |
0.25 |
<0.015 |
wt |
wt |
1 |
4 |
6.9 |
42.9 |
| E7 |
0.5 |
0.063 |
S83L |
wt |
16 |
32 |
0.43 |
2.68 |
| E8 |
1 |
0.063 |
D87N |
wt |
8 |
8 |
0.86 |
5.36 |
| E9 |
2 |
0.125 |
D87N |
wt |
8 |
4 |
0.86 |
5.36 |
| E10 |
2 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
32 |
16 |
0.22 |
1.34 |
| EM1 (0.5) |
1 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM2 (0.25) |
1 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM3 (0.5) |
1 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM4 (1) |
2 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM5 (1) |
2 |
0.25 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM6 (0.5) |
2 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM7 (8) |
4 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM8 (4) |
4 |
0.25 |
D87N |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM9 (4) |
8 |
0.25 |
D87N |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| EM10 (16) |
4 |
0.125 |
S83L |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
|
P. aeruginosa | ||||||||
| P1 |
1 |
0.015 |
wt |
wt |
32 |
32 |
0.22 |
1.34 |
| P2 |
1 |
0.031 |
wt |
wt |
16 |
16 |
0.43 |
2.68 |
| P3 |
1 |
0.063 |
wt |
wt |
32 |
32 |
0.22 |
1.34 |
| P4 |
2 |
0.125 |
wt |
wt |
64 |
32 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
| P5 |
2 |
0.063 |
wt |
wt |
32 |
16 |
0.22 |
1.34 |
| P6 |
2 |
0.125 |
wt |
wt |
32 |
16 |
0.22 |
1.34 |
| P7 |
2 |
0.031 |
wt |
wt |
64 |
16 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
| P8 |
2 |
0.063 |
wt |
wt |
128 |
64 |
0.05 |
0.34 |
| P9 |
4 |
0.25 |
wt |
wt |
64 |
16 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
| P10 |
4 |
0.125 |
wt |
wt |
64 |
16 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
| PM1 (16) |
32 |
0.063 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM2 (8) |
16 |
0.25 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM3 (16) |
16 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM4 (32) |
32 |
1 |
T83I |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM5 (16) |
32 |
0.25 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM6 (16) |
64 |
0.125 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM7 (32) |
64 |
1 |
T83I |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM8 (64) |
64 |
0.125 |
T83I |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM9 (32) |
128 |
2 |
T83I |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| PM10 (32) |
16 |
0.25 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
|
S. pseudintermedius | ||||||||
| S1 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
wt |
wt |
2 |
8 |
3.45 |
21.45 |
| S2 |
0.25 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
2 |
4 |
3.45 |
21.45 |
| S3 |
0.25 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
8 |
16 |
0.86 |
5.36 |
| S4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
2 |
8 |
3.45 |
21.45 |
| S5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
4 |
8 |
1.73 |
10.73 |
| S6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
4 |
4 |
1.73 |
10.73 |
| S7 |
1 |
1 |
wt |
S80I |
128 |
128 |
0.05 |
0.34 |
| S8 |
1 |
1 |
wt |
S80I |
128 |
128 |
0.05 |
0.34 |
| S9 |
1 |
1 |
wt |
S80I |
64 |
64 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
| S10 |
1 |
1 |
wt |
S80I |
16 |
16 |
0.43 |
2.68 |
| SM1 (1) |
1 |
1 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM2 (1) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM3 (4) |
1 |
1 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM4 (1) |
2 |
1 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM5 (2) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
wt |
wt |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM6 (2) |
1 |
2 |
wt |
S80I |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM7 (64) |
64 |
128 |
S84W |
S80I |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM8 (64) |
64 |
128 |
S84L |
S80I |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM9 (32) |
8 |
8 |
wt |
S80I |
- |
- |
|
|
| SM10 (8) | 32 | 32 | S84L | S80I | - | - | ||
a Number in parenthesis indicates the orbifloxacin concentration (μg/ml) supplemented in the agar from which mutants were derived.
b Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) in the presence of efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs).
cparC of E. coli and P. aeruginosa, and grlA of S. pseudintermedius; wt, wild type; S83L, Ser-83 → Leu; D87N, Asp-87 → Asn; T83I, Thr-83 → Ile; S80I, Ser-80 → Ile; S84W, Ser84 → Trp; S84L, Ser84 → Leu.
d Data for maximum concentration (Cmax: 6.9 mg/l) and area under the concentration time-curve (AUC: 42.9 mg.h/l) of orbifloxacin (dose of 7.5 mg/kg) are from reference [16].