Transfer of Tn916-Like Elements in Microcosm Dental Plaques

AUTOR(ES)

Roberts, Adam P.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Microcosm dental plaques were grown from an inoculum of human saliva in a constant-depth film fermentor. The inoculum contained four tetracycline-resistant streptococcal species, each of which contained a Tn916-like element. This element was shown to transfer to other streptococci both in filter-mating experiments and within the biofilms in the fermentor.

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