Analysis of gyrA and parC mutations in enterococci from environmental samples with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Petersen, Andreas ^a   Jensen, Lars Bogø ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental Enterococcus; gyrA mutation; parC mutation; Quinolone resistance

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; PROTEIN PARC;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM;

EID: 0842287579     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00929-7     Document Type: Article

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