A novel family (QnrAS) of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 578-579

  Sun, Ha Ik ^a   Jeong, Da Un ^a   Lee, Jung Hun ^a   Wu, Xing ^b   Park, Kwang Seung ^b   Lee, Jae Jin ^b   Jeong, Byeong Chul ^b   Lee, Sang Hee ^b  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENTAPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN; QNR PROTEIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALIIVIBRIO SALMONICIDA; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; QUINOLONE RESISTANCE GENE;

ALLELES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 78249252070     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.08.009     Document Type: Letter

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