Conjugative transfer of tet(S) between strains of Enterococcus faecalis is associated with the exchange of large fragments of chromosomal DNA

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2145-2154

  François, Bénédicte ^a,b   Charles, Murielle ^a   Courvalin, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosomal mobilization; Conjugation; Enterococcus faecalis; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R FACTOR; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 1842326245     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2145     Document Type: Article

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