Identification of active efflux system gene qacA/B in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its significance

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 537-542

  Zheng, Rong ^a   Wang, Min ^a   He, Bin ^b   Li, Xianping ^a   Cao, Hong ^a   Liang, Hao ^a   Qing, Zhiju ^a   Tang, Aiguo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Active efflux gene; Hem nested polymerase chain reaction; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; QACA PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; QACB PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 68149132852     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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