Increase of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus caused by deletion of a gene whose product is homologous to lytic enzymes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 6294-6301

  Fujimura, Takaji ^a   Murakami, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030861084     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6294-6301.1997     Document Type: Article

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