title: Transfer of TN916-like elements in microcosm dental plaques.
abstract: Microcosm dental plaques were grown from an inoculum of human saliva in a constant-depth film fermentor. The inoculum contained four tetracycline-resistant streptococcal species, each of which contained a Tn916-like element. This element was shown to transfer to other streptococci both in filter-mating experiments and within the biofilms in the fermentor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. aroberts@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ready
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratten
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mullany
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D019533:Streptococcus oralis / Q000235:genetics*; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements