Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer between Streptococcus gordonii and Enterococcus faecalis in Root Canals of Teeth Ex Vivo

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 570-574

  Sedgley, Christine M ^a   Lee, Esther H ^a   Martin, Matthew J ^a   Flannagan, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; conjugative plasmid; Enterococcus faecalis; ex vivo; filter mating; gene transfer; microbial accumulations; root canal; scanning electron microscopy; Streptococcus gordonii

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; R FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; R FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 43049121276     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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