Molecular analysis of tet(W) gene-mediated tetracycline resistance in dominant intestinal Bifidobacterium species from healthy humans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 7377-7379

  Flórez, Ana Belén ^a   Ammor, Mohammed Salim ^a   Álvarez Martín, Pablo ^a   Margolles, Abelardo ^a   Mayo, Baltasar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG PRODUCTS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HEALTHY HUMANS; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

BACTERIA;

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; GENE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TET GENE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BUTYRIVIBRIO; FECES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS;

EID: 33750999085     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00486-06     Document Type: Article

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