Interplay between two RND systems mediating antimicrobial resistance in brucella suis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2530-2540

  Martin, Fernando A ^a   Posadas, Diana M ^a   Carrica, Mariela C ^b   Cravero, Silvio L ^b   O'Callaghan, David ^c   Zorreguieta, Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ETHIDIUM; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA SUIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR SUIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA SUIS; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ETHIDIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENTIAN VIOLET; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE;

EID: 65249145960     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01198-08     Document Type: Article

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