Characterization of Tn 916 S, a Tn 916 -Like Element Containing the Tetracycline Resistance Determinant tet (S)
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- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 186 (13), 4395-4398
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.13.4395-4398.2004
Abstract
We have characterized a transferable tetracycline resistance (Tc r ) element from a Streptococcus intermedius isolate. The gene responsible for this resistance was identified by PCR and Southern hybridization as tet (S). Furthermore, the genetic support for this determinant was shown to be a conjugative transposon closely related to Tn 916 . This element has been designated Tn 916 S.Keywords
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