Host range of the ermF rRNA methylase gene in bacteria of human and animal origin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-14

  Chung, Whasun O ^a   Werckenthin, Christiane ^b   Schwarz, Stefan ^b   Roberts, Marilyn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Inst Anim Sci and Anim Behaviour   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENE PRODUCT; MACROLIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 0032925638     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.1.5     Document Type: Article

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