Study on the correlation between resistance phenotype and expression level of femA of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-271

  Xiong, Ya Li ^a   Fan, Xin Jian ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Lü, Xiao Ju ^a   Li, Xiao Fang ^a   Gao, Yan Yu ^a   Fan, Hong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

FemA; Real time fluorescent polymerase chain reaction; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947714443     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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