The mef(A) gene predominates among seven macrolide resistance genes identified in gram-negative strains representing 13 genera, isolated from healthy Portuguese children

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3451-3456

  Ojo, K K ^a   Ulep, C ^a   Van Kirk, N ^a   Luis, H ^b   Bernardo, M ^b   Leitao, J ^b   Roberts, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENE PRODUCT; MACROLIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ERMB; PROTEIN MEFA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MORGANELLA; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PANTOEA; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SERRATIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS; URINE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTH; PORTUGAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINE;

EID: 4344706235     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.9.3451-3456.2004     Document Type: Article

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