Mutations

Protein ChangeNucleotide ChangeMechanismOrganismResistance ToDatabaseValidation Status
R529S-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicin
ResFinder
Established
D435G--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
L452P--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
I1106T--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
R505K--Clostridium difficile
rifampinrifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
S531L-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicinrifampinrifampicin|rifabutin
Reslit
Supported
H552L--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D516V-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampinrifampicin
Reslit
Supported
H552Y--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526Y-Target modificationMycobacterium tuberculosis, Escherichia coli
rifampinRifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine|sorangicin A+1 more
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
S557F--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D542V--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D542N--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
G560S--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S548F--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H552N--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
L511V--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H552R--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
Q510P--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
P564L-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
Q513LTarget modificationEscherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentinerifampin
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
I572F-Target modificationEscherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentinerifampin
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
I572N-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicin
ResFinder
Established
R529C-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
T563P-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
R687H-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicinrifampin
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
Q513P-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
L533P-Target modificationEscherichia coli
Rifampicin
ResFinder
Established
H540N-Target modificationHelicobacter pylori
Rifampicin
ResFinder
Established
V146F-Target modificationEscherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampicinrifampinrifabutin
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
S531F-Target modificationEscherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampicinrifampinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
I572L-Target modificationEscherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampicinrifampin
ResFinderReslit
Confirmed
K527Q--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D473N--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S492L--Escherichia coli
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S530Y--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526P--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
L521P--Mycobacterium bovis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D473G--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
V176F--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H481N--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
G479D--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H483Y--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H483L--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D516E--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S416F--Mycobacterium ulcerans
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
I528F--Listeria monocytogenes
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S522L--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampinrifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
H420Y--Mycobacterium ulcerans
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H471L--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526N--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S531Y--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
E641E--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
A467T--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
G438G--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S531W--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
P646S--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H471Y--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526R--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
V642A--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
Q510H--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526D-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
P646L--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H471N--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S526A--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
P622Q--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H511Y--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526C--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D516N--Escherichia coli
rifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
Reslit
Candidate
L511P--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
E562L--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
I517M--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S522F--Escherichia coli
rifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine
Reslit
Candidate
D516G-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Supported
H526S--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
P564S--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D461N--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
D516Y-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H526L--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
V466A--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
Q148H--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifabutin
Reslit
Candidate
L466S--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
A477D--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
V850A--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
V144M--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifabutin
Reslit
Candidate
M1249I--Brucella melitensis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S529L--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H481Y--Staphylococcus aureus
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
F505L--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifabutin
Reslit
Candidate
S512G--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifabutin
Reslit
Candidate
L525P-Target modificationHelicobacter pylori
Rifampicin
ResFinder
Established
S467F--Chlamydia trachomatis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
H502Y--Clostridium difficile
rifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
H502N--Clostridium difficile
rifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
H502R--Clostridium difficile
rifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
S488T--Clostridium difficile
rifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
I548M--Clostridium difficile
rifampin|rifaximin
Reslit
Candidate
D435Y--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
S456L-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampicin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Neisseria meningitidis
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
--Streptococcus pneumoniae
rifampin
Reslit
Candidate
Papers36
1

Mapping and sequencing of mutations in the Escherichia coli rpoB gene that lead to rifampicin resistance.

PMID 3050121 · 1988

Mutation Information

Protein Change
R529S, P564L, Q513L, R529C, T563P, R687H, Q513P, L533P, V146F, S531F, H526Y
Organisms
Escherichia coli
Confers Resistance To
Rifampicin
Effect on Function
Target modification
Source Database
ResFinder
2

Genome analysis of multi- and extensively-drug-resistant tuberculosis from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

PMID 19890396 · 2009

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D435G, L452P, I1106T, D435Y
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampicin
Source Database
Reslit
3

High frequency of rifampin resistance identified in an epidemic Clostridium difficile clone from a large teaching hospital.

PMID 19140738 · 2009

All rifampin-resistant isolates contained the R505K substitution

Mutation Information

Protein Change
R505K
Organisms
Clostridium difficile
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
4

Validation of the GenoType MTBDRplus assay for diagnosis of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in South Vietnam.

PMID 20525271 · 2010

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S531L
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampicin
Source Database
Reslit
5

Multicenter study for defining the breakpoint for rifampin resistance in Neisseria meningitidis by rpoB sequencing.

PMID 20606072 · 2010

Mutations in rpoB are associated with rifampin resistance in N. meningitidis.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H552L, H552Y, S557F, D542V, D542N, G560S, S548F, H552N, H552R
Organisms
Neisseria meningitidis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
6

Emergence and molecular characterization of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from the Delhi Region in India.

PMID 20713679 · 2010

Previously reported

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D516V, H526Y, S531L, L511V, Q510P
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
7

Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda.

PMID 20187922 · 2010

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D516V
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampicin
Source Database
Reslit
8

Drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing genotype does not spread in Sweden.

PMID 20531942 · 2010

associated with multidrug resistance

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S531L
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampicin
Source Database
Reslit
9

Evolution of Escherichia coli rifampicin resistance in an antibiotic-free environment during thermal stress.

PMID 23433244 · 2013

Mutation Information

Protein Change
I572F, I572N, I572L
Organisms
Escherichia coli
Confers Resistance To
Rifampicin
Effect on Function
Target modification
Source Database
ResFinder
10

Genetic Determinants and Prediction of Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes in Helicobacter pylori.

PMID 30621024 · 2019

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H540N, L525P
Organisms
Helicobacter pylori
Confers Resistance To
Rifampicin
Effect on Function
Target modification
Source Database
ResFinder
11

Genetic diversity and evidence for acquired antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a large hospital in South India.

PMID 11179917 · 2000

Mutation Information

Protein Change
K527Q, H526P, D516E, S522L
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
12

Isolation of Rifampin-Resistant Mutants of Listeria monocytogenes and Their Characterization by rpoB Gene Sequencing, Temperature Sensitivity for Growth, and Interaction with an Epithelial Cell Line.

PMID 10449475 · 1999

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D473N, S530Y, D473G, G479D, H483Y, H483L, I528F
Organisms
Listeria monocytogenes
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
13

Compensatory evolution in rifampin-resistant Escherichia coli.

PMID 11102350 · 2000

The study focuses on compensatory evolution in rifampin-resistant E. coli, highlighting mutations in the rpoB gene.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S492L
Organisms
Escherichia coli
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
14

Molecular basis of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated in Sardinia, Italy.

PMID 11353606 · 2001

Mutation Information

Protein Change
L521P
Organisms
Mycobacterium bovis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
15

Drug-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype does not develop mutation-conferred resistance to rifampin at an elevated rate.

PMID 12682139 · 2003

Mutations in rpoB gene associated with rifampin resistance

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S531L
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
16

Frequency of rpoB mutations inside and outside the cluster I region in rifampin-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.

PMID 11136757 · 2001

Detected in one isolate and 5 of 18 RIF-resistant strains with no cluster I mutation

Mutation Information

Protein Change
V176F
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
17

Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients in North India.

PMID 11796356 · 2002

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D516V
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
18

Biological cost of rifampin resistance from the perspective of Staphylococcus aureus.

PMID 12384339 · 2002

Mutations in rpoB confer rifampin resistance

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H481N
Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
19

Evaluation of the invader assay, a linear signal amplification method, for identification of mutations associated with resistance to rifampin and isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

PMID 10770765 · 2000

Mutation Information

Protein Change
D516V
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
20

Isolation of three Mycobacterium ulcerans strains resistant to rifampin after experimental chemotherapy of mice.

PMID 12654651 · 2003

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S416F, H420Y
Organisms
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
21

Rifampin-resistant RNA polymerase mutants of Chlamydia trachomatis remain susceptible to the ansamycin rifalazil.

PMID 15728912 · 2005

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H471L, A467T, H471Y, H471N, I517M, D461N, V466A
Organisms
Chlamydia trachomatis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
22

Cross-resistance of Escherichia coli RNA polymerases conferring rifampin resistance to different antibiotics.

PMID 15805525 · 2005

Mutations in the rpoB gene encoding the beta subunit of RNA polymerase confer resistance to rifampin and related antibiotics.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
T563P, I572F, P564L, Q513L, R687H, S531F, Q513P, D516N, S522F, R529C, H526Y
Organisms
Escherichia coli
Confers Resistance To
rifampin|rifabutin|rifapentinerifampinrifampin|rifabutin|rifapentine|sorangicin A
Source Database
Reslit
23

Detection of rpoB mutations associated with rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

PMID 15917513 · 2005

all mutations are in the rpoB gene and confer resistance to rifampin

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H526N, S531Y, E641E, G438G, S531W, P646S, V146F, H526R, S531L, V642A, Q510H, H526D, S531F, P646L, D516E, S526A, P622Q, H511Y, H526C, L511P, H526Y, E562L, D516G, H526S, P564S, D516Y, H526L, I572L, D516V, I572F
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
24

Multiple rpoB mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and second-order selection.

PMID 15338545 · 2004

Mutations in rpoB are associated with rifampin resistance in M. tuberculosis.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S531L, H526Y
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
25

Acquisition of rifabutin resistance by a rifampicin resistant mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis involves an unusual spectrum of mutations and elevated frequency.

PMID 15958167 · 2005

Mutations in the rpoB gene were identified through sequencing of gene fragments.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
Q148H, S522L, H526Y, V144M, S531L, F505L, S512G, V146F
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifabutinrifampicinrifampicin|rifabutin
Source Database
Reslit
26

Molecular genetic and structural modeling studies of Staphylococcus aureus RNA polymerase and the fitness of rifampin resistance genotypes in relation to clinical prevalence.

PMID 16377701 · 2006

Mutations in the rpoB gene were identified as conferring rifampin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
L466S, A477D, V850A, H481N, S529L, H481Y
Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
27

Rapid detection of rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Pyrosequencing technology.

PMID 16757581 · 2006

Mutations in the rpoB gene are associated with rifampin resistance

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S531L, L511P, D516G
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
28

Molecular epidemiological and antibiotic susceptibility characterization of Brucella isolates from humans in Sicily, Italy.

PMID 17634297 · 2007

The mutation was not associated with the RIF resistance phenotype.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
M1249I
Organisms
Brucella melitensis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
29

In vitro evaluation of CBR-2092, a novel rifamycin-quinolone hybrid antibiotic: studies of the mode of action in Staphylococcus aureus.

PMID 18443108 · 2008

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H481Y
Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
30

Interstrain gene transfer in Chlamydia trachomatis in vitro: mechanism and significance.

PMID 18083799 · 2008

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S467F
Organisms
Chlamydia trachomatis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
31

Rifampin and rifaximin resistance in clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile.

PMID 18559647 · 2008

Mutations in rpoB are associated with rifampin and rifaximin resistance in C. difficile

Mutation Information

Protein Change
H502Y, H502N, H502R, R505K, S488T, I548M
Organisms
Clostridium difficile
Confers Resistance To
rifampin|rifaximin
Source Database
Reslit
32

New mutations and horizontal transfer of rpoB among Rifampin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from four Spanish hospitals.

PMID 15917517 · 2005

Mutations in rpoB were identified as the cause of rifampin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Mutation Information

Nucleotide Change
A547T, C150A, C486A, C486T, C499A, C499G, C499T, C501T, C535G, C537T, G489A, G489C, G489T, G638A, T481C, T482C, T485C, T495C, T498C, T506A, T506C
Organisms
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
33

Fluoromycobacteriophages for rapid, specific, and sensitive antibiotic susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

PMID 19300517 · 2009

Mutation Information

Protein Change
S456L
Nucleotide Change
AGT->CTT
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampicin
Source Database
Reslit
34

Genetic evaluation of relationship between mutations in rpoB and resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifampin.

PMID 19146699 · 2009

Some mutations in the rpoB gene can reveal drug-resistant phenotype only in a specific genetic background of the host.

Mutation Information

Protein Change
Q513L, H526D, D516Y, D516G, D516V, S531L
Nucleotide Change
C513T, C526G, G516A, G516C, G516T, T531C
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
35

Spread of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Beijing Genotype in the Archangel Oblast, Russia.

PMID 12037045 · 2002

The 531 TCG→TTG mutation was predominant among strains of the Beijing genotype.

Mutation Information

Nucleotide Change
C531T
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit
36

Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease.

PMID 15963302 · 2005

Mutations in the RNA polymerase β subunit (rpoB) gene were found in isolates from each rifampin-resistant case-patient.

Mutation Information

Nucleotide Change
CAG -> TAT
Organisms
Neisseria meningitidis
Confers Resistance To
rifampin
Source Database
Reslit