Nomenclature for new tetracycline resistance determinants

被引:149
作者
Levy, SB
McMurry, LM
Barbosa, TM
Burdett, V
Courvalin, P
Hillen, W
Roberts, MC
Rood, JI
Taylor, DE
机构
[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Ctr Adaptat Genet & Drug Resistance, Dept Mol Biol & Microbiol, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[3] Inst Pasteur, Unite Agents Antibacteriens, Paris 15, France
[4] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Lehrstuhl Mikrobiol, Erlangen, Germany
[5] Univ Washington, Dept Pathobiol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[6] Monash Univ, Dept Microbiol, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
[7] Univ Alberta, Dept Biol Sci, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada
[8] Univ Alberta, Dept Med Microbiol & Immunol, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada
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D O I
10.1128/AAC.43.6.1523
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Letters of the English alphabet have heretofore been used to name tetracycline resistance determinants. Since all 26 letters have now been used, a nomenclature employing numerals is recommended for future determinants, and one laboratory has offered to coordinate the assignment of numerals.
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页码:1523 / 1524
页数:2
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