New tetracycline resistance determinants coding for ribosomal protection in streptococci and nucleotide sequence of tet(T) isolated from Streptococcus pyogenes A498

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-116

  Clermont, Dominique ^a   Chesneau, Olivier ^a   De Cespédès, Gilda ^a   Horaud, Thea ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG INACTIVATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031020844     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.1.112     Document Type: Article

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