Emergence of the trimethoprim resistance gene dfrD in Listeria monocytogenes BM4293

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1134-1136

  Charpentier, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Courvalin, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0030999972     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.5.1134     Document Type: Article

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