A recent fixation of cfiA genes in a monophyletic cluster of Bacteroides fragilis is correlated with the presence of multiple insertion elements

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1914-1918

  Ruimy, Raymond ^a   Podglajen, Isabelle ^b   Breuil, Jacques ^c   Christen, Richard ^a   Collatz, Ekkehard ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve Saint Georges   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 0029966033     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1914-1918.1996     Document Type: Article

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