Molecular analysis of rifampin resistance in Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 511-513

  Vogler, Amy J ^a   Busch, Joseph D ^a   Percy Fine, Stephanie ^a   Tipton Hunton, Christine ^a   Smith, Kimothy L ^a   Keim, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE SEQUENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; RIFAMPIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0036148306     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.2.511-513.2002     Document Type: Article

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