The expression of antibiotic resistance genes in antibiotic-producing bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-402

  Mak, Stefanie ^a   Xu, Ye ^a,b   Nodwell, Justin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINORHODINE; AMINOCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOROBIOCIN; COUMAMYCIN A1; MICROBISPORICIN; NOVOBIOCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTA GENE; ACTB GENE; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; APHD GENE; BACTERIUM; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GYRB R GENE; NONHUMAN; OTRA GENE; OTRB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCES; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84905004699     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12689     Document Type: Review

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