Molecular assessment of erythromycin and tetracycline resistance genes in lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria and their relation to the phenotypic resistance

International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-280

  van Hoek, Angela H A M ^a   Margolles, Abelardo ^b   Domig, Konrad J ^c   Korhonen, Jenni M ^d   Zycka Krzesńska, Joanna ^e   Bardowski, Jacek K ^e   Danielsen, Morten ^f   Huys, Geert ^g   Morelli, Lorenzo ^h   Aarts, Henk J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^f Ghent University ^*  (Denmark)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erm; MIC value; Probiotics; Safety; Tet; Transfer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LACTIC ACID; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; PROTEIN ERM; PROTEIN TET; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM THERMOPHILUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS AMYLOVORUS; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 60749116327     PISSN: 15551431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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