Update on methicillin resistance mechanisms in staphylococci

Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue , 1996, Pages 19-26

  Berger Bachi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetics; Methicillin Resistant; Penicillin Binding proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; METICILLIN; METICILLINASE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLINASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029970473     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: 14219794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000239498     Document Type: Article

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