Molecular basis of ampC hyperproduction in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 957-959

  Nelson, E C ^a   Gay Elisha, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0344359737     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.4.957     Document Type: Article

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