Molecular detection of the macrolide efflux gene: To discriminate or not to discriminate between mef(A) and mef(E)

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1271-1278

  Klaassen, Corné H W ^a   Mouton, Johan W ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; PROTEIN MEFA; PROTEIN MEFE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC DATABASE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 16244411637     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.4.1271-1278.2005     Document Type: Short Survey

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