Gene mutations responsible for overexpression of AmpC β-lactamase in some clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2955-2958

  Kaneko, Kenichi ^a   Okamoto, Ryoichi ^a,b   Nakano, Ryuichi ^a   Kawakami, Sayoko ^c   Inoue, Matsuhisa ^a,b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFTAZIDIME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 20444447520     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.2955-2958.2005     Document Type: Article

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