Characterization of a genetic element carrying the macrolide efflux gene mef(A) in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2585-2587

  Santagati, M ^a   Iannelli, F ^a   Oggioni, M R ^a   Stefani, S ^a   Pozzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; RESOLVASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 0033845020     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.9.2585-2587.2000     Document Type: Article

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