Two new dfr genes in trimethoprim-resistant integron-negative Escherichia coli isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1863-1864

  Grape, M ^a   Sundstrom L ^b   Kronvall, G ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE;

EID: 34248326342     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01273-06     Document Type: Article

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