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Bacteriocinogeny and Antibiotic Resistance of Naturally Occurring Strains of Streptococcus mutans
Author(s) -
Katayama Ario,
Ishikawa Etsuko,
Arai Toshihiko
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1979.tb00452.x
Subject(s) - bacteriocin , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , streptococcus mutans , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , streptococcus , bacteria , antimicrobial , genetics
We studied bacteriocinogenies and antibiotic resistances of naturally occurring strains of Streptococcus mutans isolated from different sources. It was found that naturally occurring strains from humans and rats were distinguished by their bacteriocin susceptibilities and production. We had a few incidences of tetracycline resistant strains only among those isolated from rats. It is quite interesting that none of the resistant strains we collected produced bacteriocins.