A naturally occurring gene amplification leading to sulfonamide and trimethoprim resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 672-680

  Brochet, Mathieu ^a,b   Couvé, Elisabeth ^a,b   Zouine, Mohamed ^a,b,d   Poyart, Claire ^c   Glaser, Philippe ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLIC ACID; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOLIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC STABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TANDEM REPEAT; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOLIC ACID; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SULFONAMIDES; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 38749097445     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01357-07     Document Type: Article

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