Molecular basis and transferability of tetracycline resistance in Enterococcus italicus LMG 22195 from fermented milk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 234-236

  Zago, Miriam ^a   Huys, Geert ^b   Giraffa, Giorgio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Enterococcus italicus; Plasmid transfer; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS ITALICUS; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FOOD SAFETY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MILK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FERMENTATION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MILK; PLASMIDS; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS ITALICUS;

EID: 77955653744     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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