Consecutive human bifidobacteria isolates and acquired tet genes

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-293

  Aires, Julio ^a   Thouverez, Michelle ^b   Doucet Populaire, Florence ^a,c   Butel, Marie José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; tet genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIFIDOBACTERIALES INFECTIONS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 60249098354     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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