Activity of and development of resistance to corallopyronin A, an inhibitor of RNA polymerase

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2413-2416

  Mariner, Katherine ^a   McPhillie, Martin ^a   Trowbridge, Rachel ^a   Smith, Catriona ^a   O'Neill, Alex J ^a   Fishwick, Colin W G ^a   Chopra, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORALLOPYRONIN A; RIFAMPICIN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; IC 50; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; LACTONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955529619     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01742-10     Document Type: Article

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