Activation of the 2'-N-acetyltransferase gene [aac(2')-Ia] in Providencia stuartii by an interaction of AarP with the promoter region

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1769-1772

  Macinga, David R ^a   Paradise, Michael R ^a   Parojcic, Milica M ^a   Rather, Philip N ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AARP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032780261     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1769     Document Type: Article

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