Distribution of genes encoding resistance to streptogramin A and related compounds among staphylococci resistant to these antibiotics

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2523-2528

  Allignet, Jeanine ^a   Aubert, Sylvie ^a   Morvan, Anne ^a   El Solh, Névine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN; PRISTINAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030002746     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.11.2523     Document Type: Article

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