Detection of Nucleotide Variability in rpoB in both Rifampin-Sensitive and Rifampin-Resistant Strains of Chlamydia trachomatis

AUTOR(ES)

Dreses-Werringloer, Ute

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

A 656-bp PCR fragment from rpoB was sequenced from five rifampin-resistant Chlamydia trachomatis variants selected in vitro from a wild-type parent with a surprising level of genetic variability in this region. Three variants (MIC, 4 μg/ml) showed Ala522→Val in cluster I (codons 507 to 533), which harbors mutations in most rifampin-resistant bacteria. Two high-level resistance variants (MICs, 64 and 256 μg/ml) showed His526→Tyr in cluster I with additional genetic variation, some of which resulted in amino acid substitutions. None of the latter was situated in clusters related to rifampin resistance in other bacteria.

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