The role of conjugative transposons in spreading antibiotic resistance between bacteria that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2071-2082

  Scott, K P ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Commensal bacteria; Conjugative transposons; Gastrointestinal tract; Gene transfer; Rumen; Tetracycline resistance; TnB1230

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GENE; COMMENSALISM; CONJUGATIVE TRANSPOSON; DNA VECTOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; PROKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036966861     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180200007     Document Type: Review

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