Oxygen-insensitive nitroreductases: Analysis of the roles of nfsA and nfsB in development of resistance to 5-nitrofuran derivatives in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 5529-5539

  Whiteway, J ^a   Koziarz, P ^a   Veall, J ^a   Sandhu, N ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Hoecher, B ^a   Lambert, I B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROREDUCTASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031771290     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5529-5539.1998     Document Type: Article

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