Overlaps and parallels in the regulation of intrinsic multiple- antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 441-448

  Miller, Paul F ^a   Sulavlk, Mark C ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029831354     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02553.x     Document Type: Review

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