Distribution of genes encoding aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococci

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 350-352

  Perumal, N ^a   Murugesan, S ^a   Krishnan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside modifying enzyme genes; aminoglycosides; staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; staphylococci

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOGLYCOSIDE MODIFYING ENZYME; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NETILMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN 2''-NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; KANAMYCIN KINASE; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

AAC (6) IE APH GENE; ANT (4') IA GENE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APH (3') IIIA GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG INACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; HUMANS; INACTIVATION, METABOLIC; KANAMYCIN KINASE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84984600747     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.188339     Document Type: Article

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