Open AccessEmergence and dissemination of a new mechanism of resistance to aminoglycosides in Gram-negative bacteria: 16S rRNA methylation
Author(s) -
Marc Galimand,
Thierry Lambert,
Patrice Courvalin
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.04.02626-en
Subject(s) - gram negative bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , methylation , mechanism (biology) , antibiotic resistance , genetics , dna , gene , escherichia coli , philosophy , epistemology
Despite the development of new ß-lactams and fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides are still a very important class of antibacterials for the treatment of severe illness caused by a variety of pathogens