Use of a novel allele of the Escherichia coli aacC4 aminoglycoside resistance gene as a genetic marker in mycobacteria

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-301

  Consaul, Sandra A ^a   Pavelka Jr , Martin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside; Antibiotics; Apramycin; Genetic marker; Gentamicin; Kanamycin; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; APRAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN;

ALLELE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AACC4; GENETIC MARKER; MUTANT; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENTAMICINS; KANAMYCIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEBRAMYCIN; PLASMIDS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 2342620624     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.03.041     Document Type: Article

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