CLONING AND NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE OF A CHROMOSOMALLY ENCODED TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE DETERMINANT, TETA(M), FROM A PATHOGENIC, METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STRAIN OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS

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NESIN, M
SVEC, P
LUPSKI, JR
GODSON, GN
KREISWIRTH, B
KORNBLUM, J
PROJAN, SJ
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[1] PUBL HLTH RES INST CITY NEW YORK INC,DEPT APPL BIOL,455 1ST AVE,NEW YORK,NY 10016
[2] PUBL HLTH RES INST CITY NEW YORK INC,DEPT PLASMID BIOL,NEW YORK,NY 10016
[3] NYU MED CTR,DEPT BIOCHEM,NEW YORK,NY 10016
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10.1128/AAC.34.11.2273
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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This report describes the cloning and sequencing of a chromosomally encoded tetracycline resistance determinant from a clinical isolate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. On the basis of the sequence, the gene is in the tet(M) class, and it was shown that the S. aureus tetA(M) gene is induced at the level of transcription.
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页码:2273 / 2276
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