Sequence and genetic organization of the 19.3-kb erythromycin- and dalfopristin-resistance plasmid pLME300 from Lactobacillus fermentum ROT1

Plasmid

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-201

  Gfeller, Karin Y ^a   Roth, Monika ^a   Meile, Leo ^a   Teuber, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus fermentum; MLS methylase Erm(LF); Vat(E)

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DALFOPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCE DETERMINANT PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NOVOBIOCIN; REPLICATION PROTEIN A; STREPTOGRAMIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAT PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TANDEM REPEAT;

DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM;

EID: 0142246538     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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