title: Nomenclature for new tetracycline resistance determinants.
abstract: Letters of the English alphabet have heretofore been used to name tetracycline resistance determinants. Since all 26 letters have now been used, a nomenclature employing numerals is recommended for future determinants, and one laboratory has offered to coordinate the assignment of numerals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. slevy@opal.tufts.edu
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: McMurry
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Burdett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Courvalin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hillen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rood
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance