Molecular evolution of multiply-antibiotic-resistant staphylococci

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 207, 1997, Pages 167-191

  Skurray, Ronald A ^a   Firth, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030632372     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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