Towards an ecological approach to antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 14-16

  Fajardo, A ^a   Linares, J F ^a   Martinez J L ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacterial evolution; Microbial ecology; Subinhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOMEOSTASIS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 59649121412     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02688.x     Document Type: Review

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