DETECTION OF ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCE BY THE POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION USING PRIMERS IN CONSERVED REGIONS OF ERM RIBOSOMAL-RNA METHYLASE GENES

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作者
ARTHUR, M [1 ]
MOLINAS, C [1 ]
MABILAT, C [1 ]
COURVALIN, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CTR MOLEC GENET,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1128/AAC.34.10.2024
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Genes belonging to different erm DNA hybridization classes were selectively amplified by polymerase chain reaction with a pair of oligonucleotides that corresponded to amino acid motifs in known ERM methylases. Identification of the resistance mechanism was possible despite substantial nucleotide sequence diversity among the erythromycin resistance genes.
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