Differential effects of temperature on natural transformation to erythromycin and nalidixic acid resistance in Campylobacter coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 6121-6125

  Kim, Joo Sung ^a,b   Kim, Jae Won ^a   Kathariou, S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; LIMITED INFORMATIONS; MICROAEROBIC; NATURAL TRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSFORMANTS;

ACID RESISTANCE;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POULTRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 54449101977     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01075-08     Document Type: Article

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