The prevalence of gentamicin 2'-N-acetyltransferase in the Proteeae and its role in the O-acetylation of peptidoglycan

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-207

  Clarke, Anthony J ^a   Francis, Donna ^a   Keenleyside, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside; Gentamicin resistance; N Acetyltransferase; O acetylation; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ACETYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

NEISSERIA SUBFLAVA; PROTEUS PENNERI; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

EID: 0030561590     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00408-9     Document Type: Article

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