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Many potential resistance mutations have been described but their impact on moxifloxacin efficacy is unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the impact of individual mutations on fluoroquinolone resistance through selection of moxifloxacin-resistant mutants in vitro.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>M. genitalium G37 was passaged sequentially in sub-inhibitory concentrations of moxifloxacin. MIC values were determined for moxifloxacin, sitafloxacin, levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. Bacterial populations were profiled using amplicon sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Across three independent experiments, four moxifloxacin mutants were isolated, with mutations encoding the following protein sequence variations: (i) GyrA D99Y\/ParE E468K, (ii) ParC S83I\/GyrA D99Y\/ParE E468K, (iii) ParC D87V\/GyrB P462S and (iv) GyrA M95I\/ParE E468dup. Moxifloxacin MICs were elevated 16- to 32-fold for mutants with a single GyrA or ParC variation, and 128-fold for the dual GyrA\/ParC mutant. Sitafloxacin MICs were elevated but remained lower than moxifloxacin MICs. Mutations did not have a substantial impact on in vitro growth dynamics. Population analysis showed that multiple mutations attained detectable population-wide frequencies, with evidence of clonal interference dynamics, with a minority becoming fixed in the population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mutations in multiple genes conferring fluoroquinolone resistance appeared with regularity in vitro. Findings of an additive effect for ParC\/GyrA changes, and greater effectiveness of sitafloxacin against resistant bacteria compared with moxifloxacin, are both consistent with clinical data. 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