A cointegrate-like plasmid that facilitates dissemination by conjugation of the extended-spectrum β-lactamase CTX-M-17

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5191-5192

  Lin, David L ^a   Ramirez, Maria Soledad ^a   Tran, Tung ^a   Tolmasky, Marcelo E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M 17; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; VIET NAM;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PLASMIDS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 84884221623     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01365-13     Document Type: Letter

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