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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1836–1838. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.9.1836

Transferable Tet M in Fusobacterium nucleatum

Marilyn C Roberts 1,*, Jobie Lansciardi 1
PMCID: PMC171943  PMID: 2178339

Abstract

Two tetracycline-resistant Fusobacterium nucleatum strains were able to transfer, by conjugation, tetracycline resistance and the Tet M determinant to recipient F. nucleatum, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, and Enterococcus faecalis strains at a frequency of 10−1 to 10−8.

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