The form of folate affects the mechanisms of methotrexate resistance in Enterococcus faecium

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2639-2646

  Tamura, Tsunenobu ^a   Baggott, Joseph E ^a   Johnston, Kelley E ^a   Li, Qing Jun ^b   Antony, Asok C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrofolate reductase; Enterococcus faecium; Folate; Folate binding protein; Methotrexate resistance

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL LEVEL; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG UPTAKE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030798777     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-8-2639     Document Type: Article

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