Influence of tetracycline exposure on tetracycline resistance and the carriage of tetracycline resistance genes within commensal Escherichia coli populations

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1087-1097

  Blake, D P ^a,d   Humphry, R W ^b   Scott, K P ^c   Hillman, K ^a   Fenlon, D R ^a   Low, J C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAC   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Model; PCR; tet gene; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

E. COLI; GENES IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC BASIS; MICROFLORAE; MULTIPLE-BREAKPOINT; PCR; PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION; RESISTANCE GENES; TET GENE; TETRACYCLINE;

GENES;

TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; TET GENE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038696228     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01937.x     Document Type: Article

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