Incidence and behaviour of Tn916-like elements within tetracycline- resistant bacteria isolated from root canals

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 218-222

  Rossi Fedele, G ^a   Scott, W ^a   Spratt, D ^a   Gulabivala, K ^a   Roberts, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjugative transposon; Endodontic bacteria; tet(M); Tetracycline resistance; Tn916

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; DNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRESSOR GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TET(M) GENE; TN916; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEISSERIA; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 33748337945     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2006.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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