Detection of tetQ and ermF antibiotic resistance genes in Prevotella and Porphyromonas isolates from clinical specimens and resident microbiota of humans

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 577-582

  Arzese, Alessandra R ^a   Tomasetig, Lara ^a   Botta, Giuseppe A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; VAGINITIS;

BACTEROIDES; PORPHYROMONAS; PORPHYROMONAS LEVII; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA;

EID: 0034017775     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.5.577     Document Type: Article

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