Table 2 Relationship between mutations in the QRDR regions of the gyrA gene and the MICs for 21 C. striatum classified as resistant or intermediate to fluoroquinolones.

From: Occurrence of Corynebacterium striatum as an emerging antibiotic-resistant nosocomial pathogen in a Tunisian hospital

Number of strains

Ciprofloxacin

Moxifloxacin

MIC (mg/L)

Phenotype

MIC (mg/L)

Phenotype

Ser-87

Asp-91

8

>16

R

>16

R

Phe

Gly

3

>16

R

>16

R

Phe

Ala

1

>16

R

8

R

Phe

Gly

1

>16

R

8

R

Phe

Ala

1

>16

R

4

R

Ala

Gly

1

8

R

1

I

Phe

Asp

2

4

R

1

I

Tyr

Asp

2

2

I

1

I

Ser

Gly

1

8

R

1

I

Ser

Asp

1

4

R

1

I

Ser

Asp