Ribosomal Mutations in Arcanobacterium pyogenes Confer a Unique Spectrum of Macrolide Resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1021-1023

  Jost, B Helen ^a   Trinh, Hien T ^a   Songer, J Glenn ^a   Billington, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; OLEANDOMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA; SPIRAMYCIN; TYLOSIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S;

EID: 1442349063     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.3.1021-1023.2004     Document Type: Article

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