GENETIC-BASIS OF TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE IN FOOD-BORNE ISOLATES OF LISTERIA-INNOCUA

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作者
FACINELLI, B
ROBERTS, MC
GIOVANETTI, E
CASOLARI, C
FABIO, U
VARALDO, PE
机构
[1] UNIV MODENA,SCH MED,INST HYG,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
[2] UNIV WASHINGTON,SCH PUBL HLTH & COMMUNITY MED,DEPT PATHOBIOL,SEATTLE,WA 98195
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.59.2.614-616.1993
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Eleven of 12 tetracycline-resistant Listeria innocua strains, isolated from chicken or turkey frankfurters and mozzarella cheese, were shown to carry DNA sequences which hybridized with the Tet M probe; of these, two strains also hybridized with Tet K. The remaining strain hybridized with the Tet K probe only. The Tet M determinant appeared to be located on the chromosome; in one case, it was transferable by conjugation to recipients Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria ivanovii, and Enterococcus faecalis.
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