Cluster organization of the genes of Streptomyces pristinaespiralis involved in pristinamycin biosynthesis and resistance elucidated by pulsed- field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 939-948

  Bamas Jacques, N ^a,c   Lorenzon, S ^a   Lacroix, P ^b   De Swetschin, C ^a   Crouzet, J ^c  

^a Serv Genomique Antibacteriens   (France)

^b Serv Procedés Biochimiques   (France)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES;

BIOSYNTHETIC GENE; CLUSTER ORGANIZATIONS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS TECHNIQUE; HYBRIDISATION; PRISTINAMYCINS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESISTANCE GENES; STREPTOGRAMINS; STREPTOMYCES PRISTINAESPIRALIS; STREPTOMYCES SPECIES;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

PRISTINAMYCIN; STREPTOGRAMIN;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE GROUP; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PRISTINAESPIRALIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PRISTINAESPIRALIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033383767     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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