Phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistance in some probiotics proposed for medical use

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 396-397

  Drago, Lorenzo ^a   Mattina, Roberto ^a   De Vecchi, Elena ^a   Toscano, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

AAC6 GENE; AADA GENE; AADE GENE; ANT6 I GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APH2 GENE; APH3 III GENE; BACILLUS CLAUSII; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERMA GENE; ERMB GENE; ERMC GENE; GENOTYPE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LETTER; MEFA GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETL GENE; TETM GENE; TETS GENE; TETW GENE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOTYPE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; ITALY; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; PHENOTYPE; PROBIOTICS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 84875369503     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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