A spontaneous 99-kb chromosomal deletion results in multi-antibiotic susceptibility and an attenuation of contact haemolysis in Shigella flexneri 2a

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-75

  Rajakumar, K ^a   Sasakawa, C ^b   Adler, B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; HEMOLYSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0029974960     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-1-64     Document Type: Article

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