Deletion of gene encoding methyltransferase (gidB) confers high-level antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 185-192

  Mikheil, Dareen M ^a   Shippy, Daniel C ^a   Eakley, Nicholas M ^a   Okwumabua, Ogi E ^b   Fadl, Amin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; gidB gene; methyltransferase enzyme; RNA methylation; Salmonella Typhimurium; stress conditions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUCOSE INHIBITED DIVISION GENE B; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; GENE DELETION; MORPHOLOGY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WILD TYPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; NEOMYCIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOMYCIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84860378452     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2012.5     Document Type: Article

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