Distribution of erm(F) and tet(Q) genes in 4 oral bacterial species and genotypic variation between resistant and susceptible isolates

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 152-158

  Chung, Whasun O ^a   Gabany, Joseph ^a   Persson, G Rutger ^a   Roberts, Marilyn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

erm(F); Periopathogens; PFGE; tet(Q)

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERMF PROTEIN, BACTEROIDES; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RRNA (ADENOSINE O 2' )METHYLTRANSFERASE; RRNA (ADENOSINE-O-2'-)METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENOTYPE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PERIODONTITIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036480669     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2002.290210.x     Document Type: Article

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