Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for rapid detection of the aac(6′)-Ib-cr quinolone resistance gene

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 476-477

  Wareham, D W ^a,b   Umoren, I ^a   Khanna, P ^b   Gordon, N C ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA 16S; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPLICON; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HYDROLYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PYROSEQUENCING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ALLELES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUINOLONES;

EID: 77957669508     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.07.012     Document Type: Letter

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