Novel K540N mutation in Plasmodium falciparum dihydropteroate synthetase confers a lower level of sulfa drug resistance than does a K540E mutation

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2481-2482

  Lumb, Vanshika ^a   Sharma, Yagya D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; SULFADOXINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANTIMALARIALS; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MUTATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SULFADOXINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

EID: 79955527741     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01394-10     Document Type: Article

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