What makes resistance to methicillin heterogeneous?

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 605-607

  Rohrer, Susanne ^a   Maki, Hideki ^a   Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CHROMOSOME; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIOLYSIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041527231     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05176-0     Document Type: Editorial

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