Ann Lab Med.  2015 Jan;35(1):172-174. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.172.

The Emergence of the 16S rRNA Methyltransferase RmtB in a Multidrug-Resistant Serratia marcescens Isolate in China

• Ma XJ
• Yang HF
• Liu YY
• Mei Q
• Ye Y
• Li HR
• Cheng J
• Li JB

• KMID: 2363172
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.172

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins/*genetics
China
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Humans
Male
Methyltransferases/*genetics
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics/metabolism
Serratia marcescens/drug effects/*enzymology/*genetics/isolation & purification
Urinary Tract Infections/diagnosis/microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Methyltransferases
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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