Characterisation of viridans group streptococci with different levels of Tet(M)-mediated tetracycline resistance

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 439-443

  Stapleton, Paul ^a,c   Adams, Victoria ^a   Pike, Rachel ^b   Lucas, Victoria ^b   Roberts, Graham ^b   Mullany, Peter ^b   Rowbury, Robin ^a   Wilson, Michael ^b   Richards, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous resistance; tet(M); Tetracycline resistance; Viridans group streptococci

Indexed keywords

DNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 7044228109     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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