Nonsense mutations in the lsa-like gene in Enterococcus faecalis isolates susceptible to lincosamides and streptogramins A

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2307-2309

  Dina, Julia ^a   Malbruny, Brigitte ^a   Leclercq, Roland ^a,b  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOP CODON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CODON, NONSENSE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MACROLIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOGRAMIN A;

EID: 0037636475     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2307-2309.2003     Document Type: Article

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