Genetic diversity of the tet(M) gene in tetracycline-resistant clonal lineages of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2979-2984

  Doherty, N ^a   Trzcinski, K ^a   Pickerill, P ^a   Zawadzki, P ^a   Dowson, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; INTEGRASE; MINOCYCLINE; PROTEIN TETM; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINEAGE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; INTEGRASES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033743869     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.11.2979-2984.2000     Document Type: Article

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