Differential expression of methicillin resistance by different biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis transposon mutant classes

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 178-183

  Mack, D ^a   Sabottke, A ^a   Dobinsky, S ^a   Rohde, H ^a   Horstkotte, M A ^a   Knobloch, J K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; OXACILLIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0036136022     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.1.178-183.2002     Document Type: Article

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