Characterization of Tn916S, a Tn916-Like Element Containing the Tetracycline Resistance Determinant tet(S)

AUTOR(ES)

Lancaster, Holli

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

We have characterized a transferable tetracycline resistance (Tcr) 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 Tn916. This element has been designated Tn916S.

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