Article
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 c...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Brazil
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Cattle
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Conjugation, Genetic
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Fusidic Acid
- Lipase
- Novobiocin
- Penicillin Resistance
