Transfer of TN916-like elements in microcosm dental plaques.

Category Primary study
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Year 2001
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.
Epistemonikos ID: 4565067d62f5875df77230026cbd0cd44cee7359
First added on: Jan 06, 2023