A probiotic Lactobacillus strain can acquire vancomycin resistance during digestive transit in mice

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 123-127

  Mater, Denis D G ^a   Langella, Philippe ^a   Corthier, Gérard ^a   Flores, María José ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Conjugative transfer; Digestive tract; Enterococcus; Lactobacillus; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TREVIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; PROBIOTICS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; MUS;

EID: 35648985029     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106091     Document Type: Article

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