Horizontal genetic exchange, evolution, and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Maiden, Martin C J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031928134     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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