Overexpression and characterization of the chromosomal aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase from Enterococcus faecium

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 956-960

  Wright, Gerard D ^a   Ladak, Pakizah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG ACETYLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030956595     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.5.956     Document Type: Article

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