Molecular Characterization of Multidrug Resistance in Streptococcus mitis
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 43 (6) , 1505-1507
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.43.6.1505
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance was characterized for 14 strains ofStreptococcus mitis. HinfI restriction fragment length mapping of gyrA PCR amplicons from three ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates correlated with mutations associated with such resistance in other organisms. By using PCR, seven erythromycin-resistant strains were found to possess either the mef or ermB gene. Hybridization revealed tet(M) in seven tetracycline-resistant isolates.Keywords
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