Induction of VanA vancomycin resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis: Use of a promoter fusion to evaluate glycopeptide and nonglycopeptide induction signals

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-64

  Grissom Arnold, Jana ^a   Alborn Jr , William E ^a   Nicas, Thalia I ^a   Jaskunas, S Richard ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; BAMBERMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RAMOPLANIN; TUNICAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE INDUCTION; GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030943280     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.53     Document Type: Review

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