Characterization of a new enterococcal gene, satG, encoding a putative acetyltransferase conferring resistance to streptogramin A compounds [2]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1813-1814

  Werner, G ^a   Witte, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN M;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032779559     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1813     Document Type: Letter

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