Investigation of the prevalence of Tn916/Tn916-like elements in oral streptococci

Streptococcus species are the most abundant genera in the oral microbiota. The prevalence of antibiotic resistant oral streptococci is on the increase and the most reported antibiotic resistance profile in oral streptococci include, among several antibiotics, resistance to β-lactams antibiotics, mac...

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Main Author: Tracy Lunde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325273