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Abstract Background Gepotidacin (GSK2140944) is a first in class novel triazaacenaphthylene bacterial type II topoisomerase inhibitor in clinical development for the treatment of gonorrhea and uncomplicated UTI (acute cystitis). Gepotidacin selectively inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV by a unique mechanism not utilized by any currently approved therapeutic agent and demonstrates in vitro activity against most target pathogens resistant to established antibacterials, including fluoroquinolones. This study assessed the in vitro activity of gepotidacin and comparators against a collection of 649 Gram-positive and Gram-negative anaerobic bacterial clinical isolates. Methods A total of 649 clinically significant Gram-negative (333) and Gram-positive (316) anaerobic clinical isolates previously collected and frozen at −70°C were tested. Isolates came from North America (315/48.5%) and Europe (334/51.5%) and were collected between 2000 and 2017. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for gepotidacin and 6 comparators were determined by agar dilution (AD) for all isolates, and by both AD and broth microdilution (BMD) for Bacteroides spp. according to CLSI guidelines (CLSI M11-A8). Most Lactobacillus spp. tested in this study require anaerobic conditions for growth and were tested by anaerobic AD. Results The in vitro activity results of gepotidacin and comparators are shown in the table below. The gepotidacin MIC90 for all Gram-negative anaerobic isolates tested in this study was 4 µg/mL and for the comparators tested was as follows: ceftriaxone 512 μg/mL, clindamycin >8 μg/mL, imipenem 0.5 μg/mL, metronidazole 2 μg/mL, moxifloxacin 8 μg/mL and piperacillin–tazobactam 16 μg/mL. Gepotidacin had the lowest MIC90 (2 μg/mL) for the Gram-positive anaerobic isolates compared with the other antibiotics tested, with the exception of metronidazole (MIC90 = 0.5 µg/mL). Conclusion Gepotidacin showed in vitro activity against a collection of 649 anaerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive clinical isolates, with an MIC90 value against all Gram-negative anaerobic isolates of 4 µg/mL, and against all Gram-positive anaerobic isolates of 2 µg/mL. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.