Molecular analysis of a mobilizable theta-mode trimethoprim resistance plasmid from coagulase-negative staphylococci

Plasmid

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-24

  Apisiridej, Sumalee ^a   Leelaporn, Amornrut ^b   Scaramuzzi, Carol D ^b   Skurray, Ronald A ^b   Firth, Neville ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030761170     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.1997.1292     Document Type: Article

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