Drug resistance in Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from clinical specimens

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-84

  Rahmani, Farideh ^a   Fooladi, Abbas ^b   Marashi, Seyed ^c   Nourani, Mohammad ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; SXT element; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE TYPE I; INTEGRASE; STRB PROTEIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULII PROTEIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84860001613     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.59.2012.1.8     Document Type: Article

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