The relative frequency of intraspecific lateral gene transfer of penicillin binding proteins 1a, 2b, and 2x, in amoxicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 520-534

  Stanhope, Michael J ^a   Walsh, Stacey L ^b   Becker, Julie A ^b   Miller, Linda A ^b   Lefébure, Tristan ^a   Lang, Ping ^a   Bitar, Paulina D Pavinski ^a   Amrine Madsen, Heather ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin resistance; Lateral gene transfer; Penicillin binding proteins; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 1A; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2B; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLONAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMOXICILLIN; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLONE CELLS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

LANGAT VIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34249713224     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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