Altered denA and anr gene expression in aminoglycoside adaptive resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-376

  Karlowsky, James A ^a,b,c   Hoban, Daryl J ^a,c   Zelenitsky, Sheryl A ^b,c   Zhanel, George G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA PROBES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030770316     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.3.371     Document Type: Article

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