Transfer of TN916-like elements in microcosm dental plaques |
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Authors: | Roberts A P Cheah G Ready D Pratten J Wilson M Mullany P |
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Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. aroberts@eastman.ucl.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Microcosm dental plaques were grown from an inoculum of human saliva in a constant-depth film fermentor. The inoculum contained four tetracycline-resistant streptococcal species, each of which contained a Tn916-like element. This element was shown to transfer to other streptococci both in filter-mating experiments and within the biofilms in the fermentor. |
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