Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus suis.

doi:10.1016/0378-1135(94)90134-1

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Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus suis.

Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jul 1994

Wasteson Y, Høie S, Roberts M C

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Twenty one isolates of Streptococcus suis were screened for antibiotic resistance by growth on antibiotic-containing media, by measuring minimum inhibitory concentrations, by hybridization to specific DNA and oligonucleotide probes for antibiotic resistance genes, and by PCR. The isolates were fr...

Topics

Animals
Conjugation, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Enterococcus faecalis
Genes, Bacterial
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Norway
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
R Factors
Streptococcus suis
Swine

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