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Tetracycline resistance in Prevotella isolates from periodontally diseased patients is due to the tet(Q) gene.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 1996
Olsvik B, Flynn M J, Tenover F C, Slots J, Olsen I
Abstract excerpt
Tetracycline-resistance in gram-negative periodontal bacteria is often due to the presence of the tet(Q) gene. In the present study the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine 54 isolates of gram-negative anaerobic rods (Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens and related or Bact...
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