Identification of the tet(B) resistance gene in Streptococcus suis.
The tetracycline resistance gene, tet(B), has been described previously in gram negative bacteria. In this study tet(B) was detected in plasmid extracts from 17/111 (15%) Streptococcus suis isolates from diseased pigs, representing the first report of this resistance gene in gram positive bacteria.
Chander
Yogesh
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Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1333 Gortner Ave., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA. chand062@umn.edu
Oliveira
Simone R
SR
Goyal
Sagar M
SM
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002751:Chlortetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000235:genetics*; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002751:Chlortetracycline; D010118:Oxytetracycline