Role of penicillin-binding proteins in the initiation of the AmpC β- lactamase expression in Enterobacter cloacae

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 169-172

  Pfeifle, Dieter ^a   Janas, Eva ^a   Wiedemann, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFSULODIN; IMIPENEM; MECILLINAM; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033989711     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.1.169-172.2000     Document Type: Article

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