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. 1993 Feb;59(2):614–616. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.2.614-616.1993

Genetic basis of tetracycline resistance in food-borne isolates of Listeria innocua.

B Facinelli 1, M C Roberts 1, E Giovanetti 1, C Casolari 1, U Fabio 1, P E Varaldo 1
PMCID: PMC202154  PMID: 8434927

Abstract

Eleven of 12 tetracycline-resistant Listeria innocua strains, isolated from chicken or turkey frankfurters and mozzarella cheese, were shown to carry DNA sequences which hybridized with the Tet M probe; of these, two strains also hybridized with Tet K. The remaining strain hybridized with the Tet K probe only. The Tet M determinant appeared to be located on the chromosome; in one case, it was transferable by conjugation to recipients Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria ivanovii, and Enterococcus faecalis.

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