Characterization of Tn916S, a Tn916-like element containing the tetracycline resistance determinant tet(S)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4395-4398

  Lancaster, Holli ^a   Roberts, Adam P ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b   Wilson, Michael ^a   Mullany, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONJUGATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TET(S) GENE; TN916 LIKE RESPONSE ELEMENT; TN916S RESPONSE ELEMENT; TRANSPOSON;

BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 3042655162     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.13.4395-4398.2004     Document Type: Article

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