A novel plasmid from Staphylococcus epidermidis specifying resistance to kanamycin, neomycin and tetracycline

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Schwarz, S ^a   Gregory, P D ^b   Werckenthin, Christiane ^a   Curnock, S ^b   Dyke, K G H ^b  

^a Inst Kleintierforschung Celle/M   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0029955740     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-1-57     Document Type: Article

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