Conjugal transfer of erm(B) and multiple tet genes from Lactobacillus spp. to bacterial pathogens in animal gut, in vitro and during food fermentation

Food Research International

Volumn 116, Issue , 2019, Pages 1066-1075

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

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; In vitro; In vivo conjugation and food fermentation; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS; FERMENTATION; FERMENTED MILK; GENES; MEATS; PATHOGENS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS JH2-2; FOOD FERMENTATION; IN-VITRO; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; FERMENTED FOODS AND BEVERAGES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MALE; RATS, WISTAR; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 85053861315     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.09.046     Document Type: Article

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