Mecillinam resistance in Escherichia coli is conferred by loss of a second activity of the AroK protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3818-3828

  Vinella, Daniel ^a   Gagny, Bénédicte ^b,c   Joseleau Petit, Danièle ^b   D'Ari, Richard ^b   Cashel, Michael ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; KANAMYCIN; MECILLINAM; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SHIKIMIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029991644     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.13.3818-3828.1996     Document Type: Article

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