Molecular basis of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated in sardinia, italy

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1645-1648

  Sechi, L A ^a   Zanetti, S ^a   Sanguinetti, M ^b   Molicotti, P ^a   Romano, L ^b   Leori, G ^c   Delogu, G ^a   Boccia, S ^b   La Sorda, M ^b   Fadda, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; GENE MUTATION; ITALY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ISONIAZID; ITALY; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0035007174     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.6.1645-1648.2001     Document Type: Article

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