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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of resistance against macrolides and lincosamides in Streptococcus gallolyticus strains isolated from pigeons and humans.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2003
Kimpe A, Decostere A, Martel A, Devriese L A, Haesebrouck F
Abstract excerpt
The macrolide and lincosamide (ML) resistance phenotype of 65 pigeon and 30 human Streptococcus gallolyticus strains was determined by the disk diffusion method. Constitutive resistance against the tested antibiotics was seen in 13 human and 28 pigeon strains. Simultaneous screening for the presence of erm(B) and mef(A) genes using PCR revealed that the erm(B) gene was present in 40 out of these 41 phenotypically...
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