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cfxA expression in oral clinical Capnocytophaga isolates
Zohreh Tamanai-Shacoori1, Clarisse Monfort1, Nolwenn Oliviero1
1Equipe de Microbiologie, EA 1254, Université de Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, 2, avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France.
Abstract:
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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