The Aeromonas metallo-β-lactamases: Genetics, enzymology, and contribution to drug resistance

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-252

  Rossolini, Gian Maria ^a   Walsh, Timothy ^b   Amicosante, Gianfranco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALORIDINE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORINASE; DNA; EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; MEROPENEM; NITROCEFIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINASE; SULBACTAM;

AEROMONAS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0029927028     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.245     Document Type: Article

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