A preliminary study investigating the survival of tetracycline resistant Enterococcus faecalis after root canal irrigation with high concentrations of tetracycline

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 772-777

  Rossi Fedele, G ^a   Roberts, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjugative transposon; Root canal irrigation; Tet(M); Tetracycline; Tetracycline resistance; Tn916

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH PULP; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 34548558984     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2007.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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