An Enterococcus faecalis ABC homologue (Lsa) is required for the resistance of this species to clindamycin and quinupristin-dalfopristin

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1845-1850

  Singh, Kavindra V ^a   Weinstock, George M ^a   Murray, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; LINCOSAMIDE; LSA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE DISRUPTION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 0036098236     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.6.1845-1850.2002     Document Type: Article

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