| Literature DB >> 16304188 |
Patrizia Spigaglia1, Fabrizio Barbanti, Paola Mastrantonio.
Abstract
This study demonstrates for the first time the in vitro transfer of the erythromycin resistance gene erm(B) between two obligate anaerobes, the human spore-forming pathogen Clostridium difficile and the rumen commensal Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, suggesting that this event might occur also in the natural environment.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16304188 PMCID: PMC1315942 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.12.5142-5145.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191