Transferable Tet M in Fusobacterium nucleatum.
Two tetracycline-resistant Fusobacterium nucleatum strains were able to transfer, by conjugation, tetracycline resistance and the Tet M determinant to recipient F. nucleatum, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, and Enterococcus faecalis strains at a frequency of 10(-1) to 10(-8).
Roberts
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Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Lansciardi
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D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial