Antibiotic resistance markers for genetic manipulations of Leptospira spp

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4882-4885

  Poggi, Dante ^a   De Giuseppe, Priscila Oliveira ^a   Picardeau, Mathieu ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; FREQUENCY OF APPEARANCE; GENE TRANSFER SYSTEMS; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; KANAMYCINS; SELECTABLE MARKERS; SPECTINOMYCIN;

GENE TRANSFER;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MARKER; MUTATION; PATHOGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LEPTOSPIRA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MUTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; LEPTOSPIRA; MUTATION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 77954691123     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00775-10     Document Type: Article

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