Low-frequency transduction of imipenem resistance and high-frequency transduction of ceftazidime and aztreonam resistance by the bacteriophage AP-151 isolated from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 482-486

  Blahova, J ^a   Kralikova K ^a   Krcmery V Sr ^a   Jezek P ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Beta lactam resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Transduction

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM TRANSDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034521279     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2000.12.6.482     Document Type: Article

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