Evidence for natural horizontal transfer of tetO gene between Campylobacter jejuni strains in chickens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 134-140

  Avrain, L ^a   Vernozy Rozand, C ^b   Kempf, I ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Resistance; tetO; Tetracycline; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER; STRAIN;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; DIGESTIVE TRACT; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; IN-VITRO; RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE GENES; TETO; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFER;

GENES;

BACTERIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLAA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETO GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3042784810     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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