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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1836-8.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.34.9.1836.

Transferable Tet M in Fusobacterium nucleatum

M C Roberts  1 , J Lansciardi
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Transferable Tet M in Fusobacterium nucleatum

M C Roberts et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Two tetracycline-resistant Fusobacterium nucleatum strains were able to transfer, by conjugation, tetracycline resistance and the Tet M determinant to recipient F. nucleatum, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, and Enterococcus faecalis strains at a frequency of 10(-1) to 10(-8).

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