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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2004, p. 2298-2301, Vol. 48, No. 6
0066-4804/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2298-2301.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Genetic Basis of Erythromycin Resistance in Oral Bacteria

A. Villedieu,1 M. L. Diaz-Torres,1 A. P. Roberts,1 N. Hunt,2 R. McNab,3 D. A. Spratt,1 M. Wilson,1 and P. Mullany1*

Division of Infection and Immunity,1 Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, London,2 GlaxoSmithline, Oral Healthcare, Weybridge, United Kingdom3

Received 14 October 2003/ Returned for modification 2 January 2004/ Accepted 2 February 2004

We determined the prevalence of erythromycin-resistant bacteria in the oral cavity and identified mef and erm(B) as the most common resistance determinants. In addition, we demonstrate the genetic linkage, on various Tn1545-like conjugative transposons, between erythromycin and tetracycline resistance in a number of isolates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infection and Immunity, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Rd., London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. Phone: 020 7915 1223. Fax: 020 7915 1127. E-mail: p.mullany{at}eastman.ucl.ac.uk.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2004, p. 2298-2301, Vol. 48, No. 6
0066-4804/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2298-2301.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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