Exclusion of vanA, vanB and vanC type glycopeptide resistance in strains of Lactobacillus reuteri and Lactobacillus rhamnosus used as probiotics by polymerase chain reaction and hybridization methods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 815-824

  Klein, G ^a,c   Hallmann, C ^a   Casas, I A ^b   Abad, J ^b   Louwers, J ^a   Reuter, G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BioGaia Biologics Inc   (United States)

^c Fed Inst for Hlth Protect of C   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; DNA; PEPTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CONTROL STRAIN; GENETIC BASIS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HYBRIDIZATION METHODS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODS; PROBIOTICS; VANCOMYCIN;

GENES;

GLYCOPEPTIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE CLUSTER; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033694954     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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