Molecular aspects of methicillin resistance in staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 7-24

  De Lencastre, Herminia ^a,b   Jonge, Boudewijn L M De ^a   Matthews, Peter R ^a   Tomasz, Alexander ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GENE PRODUCT; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0028144592     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/33.1.7     Document Type: Review

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