The aadA gene of plasmid R100 confers resistance to spectinomycin and streptomycin in Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6757-6760

  Magrini, Vincent ^a   Creighton, Chad ^a   White, David ^a   Hartzell, Patricia L ^a   Youderian, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN; PLASMID DNA; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032446556     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6757-6760.1998     Document Type: Article

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