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Multiple genetic elements carry the tetracycline resistance gene tet(W) in the animal pathogen Arcanobacterium pyogenes.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2006
Billington Stephen J, Jost B Helen
Abstract excerpt
The tet(W) gene is associated with tetracycline resistance in a wide range of bacterial species, including obligately anaerobic rumen bacteria and isolates from the human gut and oral mucosa. However, little is known about how this gene is disseminated and the types of genetic elements it is carr...
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