Mosaic tetracycline resistance genes are widespread in human and animal fecal samples.
Mosaic tetracycline resistance genes comprising tet(O), tet(W), and tet(32) sequences were abundant in DNA extracted from pig and human fecal samples, accounting for 78% (50/64) and 46% (37/80) of genes amplified with a tet(O) primer set, respectively, in two samples. The nonmosaic tet(32) gene was isolated from a human saliva bacterium.
Patterson
Andrea J
AJ
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK.
Rincon
Marco T
MT
Flint
Harry J
HJ
Scott
Karen P
KP
D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D013552:Swine; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics*
D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA