Detection of point mutations in rpoB gene of rifampin-resistant Rickettsia typhi

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1845-1846

  Trover, Jill Michelle ^a   Radulovic, Suzana ^a   Andersson, Siv G E ^b   Azad, Abdu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

EID: 0031807609     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1845     Document Type: Article

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