Diversity in aminoglycoside antibiotic resistance of actinomycetes and its exploitation in the search for novel antibiotics

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 352-358

  Hotta, K ^a   Okami, Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL CHEMISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Aminoglycoside resistance; Aminoglycoside directed screening

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASTROMICIN; DACTIMICIN; GENTAMICIN; ISTAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; KASUGAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PAROMOMYCIN; RIBOSTAMYCIN; SANNAMYCIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPORARICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0030498342     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01574766     Document Type: Article

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