Research article

Predictive analysis of transmissible quinolone resistance indicates Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as a potential source of a novel family of Qnr determinants

María B Sánchez¹^†, Alvaro Hernández¹^†, José M Rodríguez-Martínez², Luis Martínez-Martínez^3,⁴ and José L Martínez¹^*

¹ Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049-Madrid, and CIBERESP. Spain

² Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Sanchez Pizjuan SN 41009-Sevilla, Spain

³ Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

⁴ Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:148 doi:10.1186/1471-2180-8-148

Published: 16 September 2008

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