Molecular characterization of a TEM-21 β-lactamase in a clinical isolate of Morganella morganii

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2125-2127

  Tessier, F ^a   Arpin, C ^a   Allery, A ^b   Quentin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PLASMID DNA; TICARCILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031903177     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.8.2125     Document Type: Article

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