A degenerate PCR-based strategy as a means of identifying homologues of aminoglycoside and β-lactam resistance genes in the gut microbiota

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Fouhy, Fiona ^a,b   Ross, R Paul ^a,c   Fitzgerald, Gerald F ^b,c   Stanton, Catherine ^a,c   Cotter, Paul D ^a,c  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

lactam; Aminoglycosides; Antibiotic resistance; Gut microbiota; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84893186711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-25     Document Type: Article

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