Complete nucleotide sequence of pSK41: Evolution of staphylococcal conjugative multiresistance plasmids

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4350-4359

  Berg, Tracey ^a   Firth, Neville ^a   Apisiridej, Sumalee ^a,b   Hettiaratchi, Anusha ^a   Leelaporn, Amornrut ^a,c   Skurray, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON;

POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031783180     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.17.4350-4359.1998     Document Type: Article

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