Table 1.
S. Typhi mutants constructed for this study
| S. Typhi strain | Genotype | Minimum inhibitory concentrations (μg/ml) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalidixic acid | Norfloxacin | Ofloxacin | Ciprofloxacin | Gatifloxacin | Levofloxacin | ||
| Parent BRD948 | ΔaroA, ΔaroC, ΔhtrA | 1.5 | 0.064 | 0.047 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.012 |
| DPT001 | SNP in ΔaroC (codon 10) | 1.5 | 0.064 | 0.047 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.012 |
| S83Y | SNP in gyrA (codon 83) | 256 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
| S83F | SNP in gyrA (codon 83) | 256 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
| D87A | SNP in gyrA (codon 87) | 48 | 0.75 | 0.19 | 0.094 | 0.064 | 0.064 |
| D87N | SNP in gyrA (codon 87) | 48 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
| D87G | SNP in gyrA (codon 87) | 48 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.25 |
| S80I | SNP in parC (codon 80) | 3 | 0.19 | 0.047 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 |
| D87G-S80I | SNP in gyrA (codon 87) and SNP in parC (codon 80) | 256 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.094 | 0.094 |
| S83F-D87G | 2 SNPs in gyrA (codons 83 and 87) | 256 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| S83F-D87A | 2 SNPs in gyrA (codons 83 and 87) | 192 | 1.5 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.25 |
| S83F-D87N | 2 SNPs in gyrA (codons 83 and 87) | 64 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| S83F-D87G-S80I | 2 SNP in gyrA (codons 83 & 87) and SNP in parC (codon 80) | 256 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 |