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Here, we systematically screen for candidate quinolone resistance-conferring mutations. We sequenced highly diverse wastewater E. coli and performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to determine associations between over 200,000 mutations and quinolone resistance phenotypes. We uncovered 13 statistically significant mutations including 1 located at the active site of the biofilm dispersal gene bdcA and 6 silent mutations in the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase valS. The study also recovered the known mutations in the topoisomerases gyrase (gyrA) and topoisomerase IV (parC). In summary, we demonstrate that GWAS effectively and comprehensively identifies resistance mutations without a priori knowledge of targets and mode of action. 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