Conjugative transfer of resistance determinants among human and bovine Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is a major source of human perinatal diseases and bovine mastitis. Erythromycin (Ery) and tetracycline (Tet) are usually employed for preventing human and bovine infections although resistance to such agents has become common among GBS strains. Ery and Tet resistance g...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2014-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000300004&lng=en&tlng=en |