Molecular analysis of kanamycin and viomycin resistance in Mycobacterium smegmatis by use of the conjugation system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4795-4801

  Taniguchi, Hatsumi ^a   Chang, Bin ^a   Abe, Chiyoji ^b   Nikaido, Yoshihiko ^a   Mizuguchi, Yasuo ^c   Yoshida, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^c Public Health Laboratory of Chiba Prefecture   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; VIOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030802925     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4795-4801.1997     Document Type: Article

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