In some enterobacterial pathogens, but not in Escherichia coli, loss-of-function mutations in the ampD gene are a common route to beta-lactam antibiotic resistance. We constructed an assay system for studying mechanism(s) of enterobacterial ampD mutation using the well-developed genetics of E. coli. We integrated the Enterobacter ampRC genes into the E. coli chromosome. These cells acquire spontaneous recombination- and SOS response-independent beta-lactam resistance mutations in ampD. This chromosomal system is useful for studying mutation mechanisms that promote antibiotic resistance.
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Genomics Ethics, and Translational Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC; Department of Translational and Applied Genomics, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR. Electronic address:
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ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Science, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India, 91 7840870009.
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