Molecular evolution of the tet(M) gene in Gardnerella vaginalis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 561-565

  Huang, R ^a   Gascoyne Binzi, D M ^b   Hawkey, P M ^b   Yu, M ^b   Heritage, J ^b   Eley, A ^c  

^a Department of Radiation Medicine   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; R FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030693310     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.4.561     Document Type: Article

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