Mullany, P;
(2000)
Gene transfer in the GI tract and oral cavity.
Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
, 12
(Suppl 2)
73 - 80.
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Abstract
Gene transfer is important in spreading antibiotic resistance and other traits such as virulence factors. In this review the molecular mechanisms of gene transfer are outlined and the biological consequences of bacterial gene transfer in the GI tract and the oral cavity (GIOC) are discussed. Finally areas of possible future research aimed at attaining a deeper understanding of the process of gene transfer and the potential for stopping or slowing unwanted transfer are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Gene transfer in the GI tract and oral cavity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.microbecolhealthdis.net/index.php/mehd/... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Cavity, Conjugation, Conjugative transposon, Conjugative transposons, GENE, Gene transfer, Micro, Mobile genetic elements, Oral, Oral cavity, Gene |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > Microbial Diseases |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/38466 |
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