Frequency of disinfectant resistance genes and genetic linkage with β-lactamase transposon Tn552 among clinical staphylococci

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2797-2803

  Sidhu, Maan Singh ^a   Heir, Even ^a   Leegaard, Truls ^a   Wiger, Karianne ^a   Holck, Askild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA LACTAMASE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENE PRODUCT; PLASMID DNA; PROTEIN QAC; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CANCER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISINFECTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036718615     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.9.2797-2803.2002     Document Type: Article

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