Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Jacoby, George A ^a   Strahilevitz, Jacob ^b   Hooper, David C ^c  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ACETYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ACETYLATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; INACTIVATION, METABOLIC; PLASMIDS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 84940930786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PLAS-0006-2013     Document Type: Article

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