Acquired Resistance to Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin Antibiotics in Lactic Acid Bacteria of Food Origin

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-537

  Thumu, Surya Chandra Rao ^a   Halami, Prakash M ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conjugative plasmid; Erythromycin resistance genes; Fermented foods; Lactic acid bacteria; Transposon

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84870823892     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0296-5     Document Type: Review

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