Occurrence of the new tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in bacteria from the human gut

Karen P.  Scott; Claire M.  Melville; Teresa M. Barbosa; Harry J. Flint

doi:10.1128/AAC.44.3.775-777.2000

Occurrence of the new tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in bacteria from the human gut

Karen P. Scott, Claire M. Melville, Teresa M. Barbosa, Harry J. Flint

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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	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.44.3.775-777.2000
Publication status	Published - Mar 2000

Keywords

mobility
TETQ

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