Potential Role of Veillonella spp. as a Reservoir of Transferable Tetracycline Resistance in the Oral Cavity | Zendy

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Potential Role of Veillonella spp. as a Reservoir of Transferable Tetracycline Resistance in the Oral Cavity

Author(s) -

Derren Ready,

Jonathan Pratten,

Adam P. Roberts,

Raman Bedi,

Peter Mullany,

Michael A. Wilson

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.00217-06

Subject(s) - veillonella , dispar , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , streptococcaceae , strain (injury) , bacteria , streptococcus , genetics , antibiotics , anatomy , entamoeba histolytica

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.

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