Trimethoprim resistance and susceptibility genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 497-501

  Totake, Kyoko ^a   Kobayashi, Nobuharu ^a   Odaka, Takeshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug resistant gene; Gentamicin; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Trimethoprim

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031879833     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02315.x     Document Type: Article

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