Study of antibiotic resistance by efflux in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 924-927

  Abdi Ali, Ahya ^a   Rahmani Badi, A ^a   Falsafi, T ^a   Nikname, V ^b  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Efflux pumps; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33947102122     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.924.927     Document Type: Article

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