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Phage-mediated transfer of tetracycline resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cattle in Brazil.
Microbios - 1 Jan 1997
Pereira M S, Barreto V P, Siqueira-Júnior J P
Abstract excerpt
Tetracycline-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cattle in Brazil, were used as prospective donors for the transfer of resistance to laboratory strains, using mixed-culture and filter-mating protocols. Three lysogenic donors transferred tetracycline resistance in both mixed culture and during filter mating. In contrast, when a non-lysogenic strain was used as prospective donor, transfer was...
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