Hybrid tet genes and tet gene nomenclature: Request for opinions [1]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1265-1266

  Stanton, Thad B ^a   Humphrey, Samuel B ^a   Scott, Karen P ^b   Flint, Harry J ^b  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM; HYBRID GENE; LETTER; MEGASPHAERA ELSDENII; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TET GENE;

GENES, BACTERIAL; TERMINOLOGY; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 14744273538     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.3.1265-1266.2005     Document Type: Letter

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