Molecular Evolution of MRSA

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 531-543

  Hiramatsu, Keiichi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eagle type high resistance; Heterogeneous resistance; Homogeneous resistance; mec region DNA; mecA; mecI; mecRI; Methicillin resistance; PreMRSA

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA INTEGRATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029113825     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02239.x     Document Type: Review

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