Differential antibiotic sensitivity determined by the large ribosomal subunit in thermophilic archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3396-3398

  Ruggero, Davide ^a   Londei, Paola ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; BACTERIAL RNA; PAROMOMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0029971173     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3396-3398.1996     Document Type: Article

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