Determining the limits of the evolutionary potential of an antibiotic resistance gene

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 653-659

  Salipante, Stephen J ^a   Hall, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminogylcoside; Antibiotic resistance; Evolutionary potential; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACETYLATION; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; ARTICLE; GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WILD TYPE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PHYLOGENY;

PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037387470     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg074     Document Type: Article

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