Abstract
tet(W) was found responsible for tetracycline resistance (MICs, 4 to > or =32 microg ml(-1)) in dominant bifidobacterial species from the gastrointestinal tracts of healthy humans. The gene from Bifidobacterium longum H66 proved to be identical over a 2.6-kbp region to the recently described tet(W) determinant of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Bifidobacterium / classification
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Bifidobacterium / drug effects*
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Bifidobacterium / genetics
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Bifidobacterium / isolation & purification
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Butyrivibrio / drug effects
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Butyrivibrio / genetics
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Feces / microbiology*
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tetracycline / pharmacology
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Tetracycline Resistance / genetics*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Tetracycline