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. 1986 Feb;29(2):350–352. doi: 10.1128/aac.29.2.350

Dissemination of the tetM tetracycline resistance determinant to Ureaplasma urealyticum.

M C Roberts, G E Kenny
PMCID: PMC176409  PMID: 3521481

Abstract

Ureaplasma urealyticum is an organism considered susceptible to tetracycline. Ten tetracycline-resistant (Tcr) clinical isolates and Tcr serotype 9 were examined. All contained DNA sequences homologous to the streptococcal determinant tetM. They differed from each other on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Southern blots, and immunoblots and appeared to represent different strains.

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