Helicobacter pylori acquisition of metronidazole resistance by natural transformation in vitro

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 385-387

  Hua, Jiesong ^a   Zheng, Peng Yuan ^a   Teo, Keng Fong ^a   Khin, Mar Mar ^b   Ho, Bow ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Temasek Ploytechnic   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drug resistance, microbial; Helicobacter pylori; Metronidazole; Transformation, bacterial

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001220172     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v4.i5.385     Document Type: Article

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