Characterization of the fomA and fomB gene products from Streptomyces wedmorensis, which confer fosfomycin resistance on Escherichia coli

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 647-650

  Kobayashi, Seiji ^a   Kuzuyama, Tomohisa ^a   Seto, Haruo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENE PRODUCT; MAGNESIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOMYCES WEDMORENSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOSFOMYCIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0034001144     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.3.647-650.2000     Document Type: Article

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