Characterization of two aminoglycoside-(3)-n-acetyltransferase genes and assay as epidemiological probes

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 333-346

  Terán, F Javier ^a   Alvarez, Maximiliano ^a   Suárez, Juan E ^a   Mendoza, M Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CLONE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE; HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; URINE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PROBES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025880344     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/28.3.333     Document Type: Article

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