Ciprofloxacin induces mutagenesis to antibiotic resistance independent of UmuC in Streptococcus uberis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2179-2183

  Varhimo, Emilia ^a   Savijoki, Kirsi ^b   Jefremoff, Hanna ^a   Jalava, Jari ^c   Sukura, Antti ^a   Varmanen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; POINT MUTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; BOVINE; DRUG EFFECTS; MASTITIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MUTAGENESIS; POINT MUTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 61849165875     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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