Inhibition of resistance plasmid transfer in escherichia coli by ionophores, chlortetracycline, bacitracin, and ionophore/antimicrobial combinations

Avian Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-323

  Mathers, Jeremy J ^a   Clark, Steven R ^b   Hausmann, Denny ^b   Tillman, Paul ^b   Benning, Valerie R ^a   Gordon, Shelly K ^a  

^a Alpharma Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bacitracin; Chlortetracycline; DNA; Iasalocid; Ionophores; Resistance; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

BACITRACIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IONOPHORE; LAIDLOMYCIN; LASALOCID; MONENSIN; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; ROXARSONE; SALINOMYCIN; TYLOSIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; PLASMID;

BACITRACIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONOPHORES; LASALOCID; MONENSIN; PLASMIDS; PYRANS; ROXARSONE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; TYLOSIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 4444246206     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7105     Document Type: Article

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