Characterization of a novel type of MLSB resistance plasmid from Staphylococcus saprophyticus carrying a constitutively expressed erm(C) gene

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 258-263

  Hauschild, Tomasz ^a   Lüthje, Petra ^b   Schwarz, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lincosamides; Macrolides; Resistance; Staphylococcus; Streptogramins; Translational attenuator

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERM GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; RNA TRANSLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; R FACTORS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 33646884167     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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