Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase mutations associated with resistance to acyclovir: A site-directed mutagenesis study

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1055-1059

  Frobert, E ^a   Ooka, T ^b   Cortay, J C ^b   Lina, B ^a   Thouvenot, D ^a   Morfin, F ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE LYSATE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS MUTATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; SIMPLEXVIRUS; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 14744269471     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.3.1055-1059.2005     Document Type: Article

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