Cloning, sequence analyses, expression, and distribution of ampC-ampR from Morganella morganii clinical isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 769-776

  Poirel, Laurent ^a   Guibert, Michele ^b   Girlich, Delphine ^a   Naas, Thierry ^b   Nordmann, Patrice ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; LATAMOXEF; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032921096     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.4.769     Document Type: Article

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