Characterization of tetracycline resistance genes in tetracycline-resistant Enterobacteriaceae obtained from a coliform collection

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2099-2103

  Sandalli, Cemal ^a   Özgümüş, Osman Birol ^a   Sevim, Ali ^a  

^a RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; River; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; BLACK SEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; KEY DETERMINANTS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RESISTANCE GENES; RESISTANT STRAINS; RIVER WATER; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

GENES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEAWATER; STRAIN;

RIVERS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 77957671473     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0381-z     Document Type: Article

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