Resistance to ceftazidime in Escherichia coli associated with AcrR, MarR and PBP3 mutations and overexpression of sdiA

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue PART 1, 2013, Pages 56-65

  Tavío, María M ^a   Aquili, Virginia D ^a   Vila, Jordi ^b   Poveda, José B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFTAZIDIME; HYDROLASE;

ACRR GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MARR GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; P209S GENE; PBP3 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q191K GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SDIA GENE;

EID: 84890741666     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.063727-0     Document Type: Article

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