title: Potential role of Veillonella spp. as a reservoir of transferable tetracycline resistance in the oral cavity.
abstract: Twelve out of 96 Veillonella spp. isolated from oral samples harbored tetracycline resistance genes. The most common resistance gene was tet(M). A tet(M)-positive Veillonella dispar strain was shown to transfer a Tn916-like element to four Streptococcus spp. by conjugation at a frequency of 5.2 x 10(-6) to 4.5 x 10(-5) per recipient.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1X 8LD, UK. d.ready@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ready
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratten
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mullany
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000235:genetics; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D014678:Veillonella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial