Molecular genetic analysis of high-level gentamicin resistance in Enterococcus hirae

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Mangan, M W ^a   McNamara, E B ^c,d   Smyth, E G ^b   Storrs, M J ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Department of Microbiology ^*  (Ireland)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PLASMID DNA; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IRELAND; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENTAMICINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0030801769     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.3.377     Document Type: Article

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