The emergence of the 16S rRNA methyltransferase RmtB in a multidrug-resistant serratia marcescens isolate in China

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 172-174

  Ma, Xue Jiao ^a   Yang, Hai Fei ^a   Liu, Yan Yan ^a,b   Mei, Qing ^a   Ye, Ying ^a,b   Li, Hong Ru ^c   Cheng, Jun ^a,b   Li, Jia Bin ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Anhui Center for Surveillance of Bacterial Resistance   (China)

^c Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RNA 16S;

CASE REPORT; CHINA; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84920545840     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.172     Document Type: Letter

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