Characterization of the earliest known Staphylococcus aureus plasmid encoding a multidrug efflux system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 3477-3479

  Paulsen, Ian T ^a   Brown, Melissa H ^a   Skurray, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031749891     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.13.3477-3479.1998     Document Type: Article

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