linG, a new integron-associated gene cassette encoding a lincosamide nucleotidyltransferase.

نویسندگان

  • Renee S Levings
  • Ruth M Hall
  • Diane Lightfoot
  • Steven P Djordjevic
چکیده

Lincosamide antibiotics include lincomycin, a compound produced by several actinomycetes, and its semisynthetic chlorinated derivative clindamycin. These antibiotics block the peptidyltransferase activity of the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis, and are active against most grampositive cocci and anaerobes. However, they are not generally effective against gram-negative bacilli due to intrinsic resistance.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 50 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006