Role of the transmembrane domain of the VanT serine racemase in resistance to vancomycin in Enterococcus gallinarum BM4174

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 557-564

  Arias, C A ^a,b   Pena J ^a   Panesso, D ^a   Reynolds, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Racemase; Resistance; Serine; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO SERINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LIGASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RACEMASE; SERINE; TETRAPEPTIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPORATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE INSERTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PROTEIN DOMAIN; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037339066     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg128     Document Type: Article

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