Abstract
Members of our group recently identified a new tetracycline resistance gene, tet(W), in three genera of rumen obligate anaerobes. Here, we show that tet(W) is also present in bacteria isolated from human feces. The tet(W) genes found in human Fusobacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium longum isolates were more than 99.9% identical to those from a rumen isolate of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 775-777 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2000 |
Keywords
- mobility
- TETQ
Cite this
Occurrence of the new tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in bacteria from the human gut. / Scott, Karen P. ; Melville, Claire M. ; Barbosa, Teresa M.; Flint, Harry J.
In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 44, No. 3, 03.2000, p. 775-777.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Occurrence of the new tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in bacteria from the human gut
AU - Scott, Karen P.
AU - Melville, Claire M.
AU - Barbosa, Teresa M.
AU - Flint, Harry J.
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - Members of our group recently identified a new tetracycline resistance gene, tet(W), in three genera of rumen obligate anaerobes. Here, we show that tet(W) is also present in bacteria isolated from human feces. The tet(W) genes found in human Fusobacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium longum isolates were more than 99.9% identical to those from a rumen isolate of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.
AB - Members of our group recently identified a new tetracycline resistance gene, tet(W), in three genera of rumen obligate anaerobes. Here, we show that tet(W) is also present in bacteria isolated from human feces. The tet(W) genes found in human Fusobacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium longum isolates were more than 99.9% identical to those from a rumen isolate of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.
KW - mobility
KW - TETQ
U2 - 10.1128/AAC.44.3.775-777.2000
DO - 10.1128/AAC.44.3.775-777.2000
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 775
EP - 777
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
SN - 0066-4804
IS - 3
ER -