International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 612-613 , June 2010

Rapid induction of resistance to the fluoroquinolone enrofloxacin in Pseudomonas putida NCTC 10936

  • J. Merijn Schuurmans

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Den Haag, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Belinda B. Koenders

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Den Haag, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Benno H. ter Kuile

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Den Haag, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 70 448 4089; fax: +31 70 448 4071.
  • Anmar Saba Nuri Hayali

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Master of Science Programme Life Sciences and Technology, University of Leiden and Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

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PII: S0924-8579(10)00070-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.02.001

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 612-613 , June 2010

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