Assessment of phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic susceptibility of vaginal Lactobacillus sp.

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 524-534

  Stsepetova J ^a,b   Taelma, H ^a   Smidt, I ^a,b   Hutt P ^a   Lapp, E ^a   Aotaht E ^c   Mandar R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Tartu   (Estonia)

^c Tartu College of Health Care   (Estonia)

Author keywords

antibiotics; genes; Lactobacillus sp.; polymerase chain reaction; resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; LACTOBACILLUS SP; LACTOBACILLUS SP.; LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS; METRONIDAZOLE; PROBIOTICS; RESISTANCE; VAGINAL LACTOBACILLI;

GENES;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERMB GENE; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTEGRON; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RPP GENE; TETKGENE; TETMGENE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL SECRETION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; VAGINA;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SP.;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; TETRACYCLINE; VAGINA; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 85024923747     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13497     Document Type: Article

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