Detection of genes regulating β-lactamase production in Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2550-2554

  Okamoto, Ryoichi ^a   Okubo, Toyoji ^b   Inoue, Matsuhisa ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029985167     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.11.2550     Document Type: Article

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