Transcriptional analysis of and resistance level conferred by the aminoglycoside acetyltransferase gene aac(2′)-Id from Mycobacterium smegmatis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Mick, Virginie ^a,b   Rebollo, María José ^c   Lucía, Ainhoa ^a,b   García,, María Jesús ^c   Martín, Carlos ^a,b   Aínsa, José Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaderless mRNA; Mechanisms of resistance; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE 2' N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; RESAZURIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 37549035431     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm440     Document Type: Article

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