Occurrence of the new tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in bacteria from the human gut

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 775-777

  Scott, Karen P ^a   Melville, Claire M ^a   Barbosa, Teresa M ^a,b   Flint, Harry J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; FUSOBACTERIUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; RUMEN; SHEEP; SWINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034001488     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.3.775-777.2000     Document Type: Article

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