Idenfication of genes involved in the susceptibility of Serratia marcescens to polyquaternium-1

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 370-375

  Codling, Caroline E ^a   Jones, Brian V ^a   Mahenthiralingam, Eshwar ^a   Russell, A Denver ^a   Maillard, Jean Yves ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biocides; Gene identification; Genetics; S. marcescens; Transposon mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BIOCIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; OPTI FREE EXPRESS MULTI PURPOSE DISINFECTING SOLUTION; PIPERACILLIN; POLYQUATERNIUM 1; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; POLYMER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TRANSPOSON; BACTERIAL GENE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMERS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 4444248510     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh351     Document Type: Article

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