Heterogeneous expression of glycopeptide resistance in Enterococci associated with transfer of vanB

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 872-874

  Hayden, Mary K ^a   Picken, Roger N ^a   Sahm, Daniel F ^b,c  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0030946325     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.4.872     Document Type: Article

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