Intrinsic resistance to inhibitors of fatty acid biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is due to efflux: Application of a novel technique for generation of unmarked chromosomal mutations for the study of efflux systems

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 394-398

  Schweizer, Herbert P ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULENIN; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; RECOMBINASE; THIOLACTOMYCIN; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERULENIN; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FATTY ACIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THIOPHENES;

EID: 0031918573     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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