Characterization of novel antibiotic resistance genes identified by functional metagenomics on soil samples

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1101-1114

  Torres Cortés, Gloria ^a   Millán, Vicenta ^a   Ramírez Saad, Hugo C ^b   Nisa Martínez, Rafael ^a   Toro, Nicolás ^a   Martínez Abarca, Francisco ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SOIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 79953293014     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02422.x     Document Type: Article

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