Polymorphisms of the pbp5 gene and correlation with ampicillin resistance in Enterococcus faecium isolates of animal origin

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue PART 2, 2007, Pages 236-240

  Poeta, Patricia ^a,b,c   Costa, Daniela ^a,b   Igrejas, Gilberto ^a   Sáenz, Yolanda ^b   Zarazaga, Myriam ^b   Rodrigues, Jorge ^a,c   Torres, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE;

ALLELE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PBP5 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPICILLIN; AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POULTRY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33847223862     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46778-0     Document Type: Article

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