A cfr-like gene from clostridium difficile confers multiple antibiotic resistance by the same mechanism as the cfr gene

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5841-5843

  Hansen, Lykke H ^a   Vester, Birte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA 23S; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CFR GENE; DATA BASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S;

EID: 84940935523     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01274-15     Document Type: Article

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