cfxA expression in oral clinical Capnocytophaga isolates.

Anaerobe

Equipe de Microbiologie, EA 1254, Université de Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, 2, avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France; Pole Biologie, Rennes Teaching Hospital, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France. Electronic address:

Published: October 2015

Capnocytophaga spp. are commensal bacteria involved in oral and systemic diseases, with a variable susceptibility to beta-lactams. The cfxA gene expression level was assessed using quantitative RT-PCR, and reasons of the observed misexpression were discussed, as insertion of foreign genetic material, contributing to dissemination and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.07.005DOI Listing

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