Studies on the distribution of high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis using ribotyping and restriction analysis of the 16S- 23S rRNA intergenic spacer sequences

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-275

  Ingianni, Angela ^a   Petruzzelli, Sabrina ^a   Madeddu, Maria A ^a   Pompei, Raffaello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIBOTYPING; RNA SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030790798     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.271     Document Type: Article

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