Identification and characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in Lactobacillus reuteri and Lactobacillus plantarum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1658-1668

  Egervarn M ^a,b   Roos, S ^b   Lindmark, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Erm genes; Lactobacillus plantarum; Lactobacillus reuteri; Tet genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; DNA; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; ATYPICALS; CLINDAMYCIN; ERM GENE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; TET GENE;

GENES;

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PLASMID; PROBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI;

EID: 70349947226     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04352.x     Document Type: Article

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