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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of antibiotics on viability by using a quantitative real-time PCR assay that measured DNA replication and mRNA transcription of the structural and genes, 16S rRNA and the gene with and without antibiotics. Ofloxacin, moxifloxacin, azithromycin and doxycycline were tested against the serovar D and L2 reference strains and a derivative mutant resistant to fluoroquinolones, L2-OFXR, obtained by selection. Using DNA quantification, the antibiotic MIC was calculated when the number of DNA copies was equal to that of the chlamydial inoculum at time zero. This method allowed the easy determination of MICs by DNA quantification of the four selected genes and gave similar results to those obtained by immunofluorescence staining without biased interpretation. By using cDNA quantification, the lowest antibiotic concentration for which no RNA was transcribed corresponded to the minimum bactericidal concentration. still transcribed the16S rRNA and genes, even at concentrations well above the MIC, showing a bacteriostatic effect for all antibiotics tested. This method allows the study of antibiotic activity on growth and viability of by DNA and RNA quantification at the same time without additional cell-culture passaging.

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