Separation of abnormal cell wall composition from penicillin resistance through genetic transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1788-1792

  Severin, A ^a,b   Figueiredo, A M S ^a,c   Tomasz, A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DRUG BINDING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029933563     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1788-1792.1996     Document Type: Article

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