Effect of Disruption of Staphylococcus aureus PBP4 Gene on Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-336

  Katayama, Yuki ^a   Zhang, Hong Zhong ^a   Chambers, Henry F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Infectious Diseases Laboratory/SFGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GENE PRODUCT; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0842307684     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107662903322762752     Document Type: Article

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