Rifampicin resistance in Neisseria meningitidis: Evidence from a study of sibling strains, description of new mutations and notes on population genetics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 747-755

  Nolte, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SIBLING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PLANT PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; RIFAMPIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030850898     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.6.747     Document Type: Article

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30. Received 17 June 1996; returned 22 August 1996; revised 1 October 1996; accepted 3 December 1996