Molecular characterization of an antibiotic resistance gene cluster of Salmonella typhimurium DT104

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 846-849

  Briggs, Connie E ^a   Fratamico, Pina M ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032917884     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.4.846     Document Type: Article

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