Characterization of mutations in the rpoB gene that confer rifampin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2590-2594

  Aubry Damon, Hélène ^a,b   Soussy, Claude James ^b   Courvalin, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031660764     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.10.2590     Document Type: Article

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