Amplification of a novel gene, sanA, abolishes a vancomycin-sensitive defect in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-102

  Rida, Sana ^a   Caillet, Joël ^a   Alix, Jean Hervé ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030047954     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.94-102.1996     Document Type: Article

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