Phenotypic and molecular characterization of tetracycline- and erythromycin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2236-2241

  Montanari, Maria P ^a   Cochetti, Ileana ^a   Mingoia, Marina ^a   Varaldo, Pietro E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ENDONUCLEASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; INTEGRASE; KANAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN MEF; PROTEIN TET; ROKITAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSPOSON;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037636490     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2236-2241.2003     Document Type: Article

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