Selective in vitro activity of marine extract on genes encoding membrane synthesis of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus

Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-183

  Mariana, N S ^a   Norfarrah, M A ^a   Yusoff, F M ^a   Arshad, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Infective target site; MprF gene; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES; CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA; GENES ENCODING; IN-VITRO; INFECTIVE TARGET SITE; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; MEDICAL TREATMENT; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; MEMBRANE SYNTHESIS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MPRF GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES; RESISTANT GENES; RESISTANT STRAINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TARGET GENES; TARGET SITES;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL DEATH; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENES; MEMBRANES; NUCLEOTIDES; STRAIN; TARGETS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67949083536     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2009.180.183     Document Type: Article

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