Genetic stability of class 1 integron-borne blaGES-type genes under short-term in vitro antibiotic stress

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 481-483

  Weldhagen, Gerhard F ^a  

^a Ampath Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; GES 1 PROTEIN; GES 2 PROTEIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLICON; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE; GENETIC STABILITY; INOCULATION; INTEGRON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; INTEGRONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33751017996     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.08.012     Document Type: Letter

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