Integrons : antibiotic resistance gene capturing systems and their prevalence in bacteria associated with animals

Author

Paul Dennis Ebner

Date of Award

5-2003

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Animal Science

Major Professor

Alan G. Mathew

Committee Members

David A. Bemis, David A. Golden, Stephen P. Oliver, Kelly R. Robbins

Abstract

Antibiotics and antibacterials can be classified based upon how they are produced. Compounds referred to as true antibiotics are products of one microorganism that inhibit the growth of another microorganism, while compounds referred to as antibacterials may have the same activity, but are usually produced synthetically. Antibacterials may be simple chemical alterations of an antibiotic, as in the case of tetracycline, or they may be entirely synthetic, as in the case of fluoroquinolones. In terms of their systemic use in animals, both types of compounds are used in the same fashion, thus the difference is mainly one of semantics. As such, unless specified, the term antibacterial and antibiotic will often be used interchangeably.

Recommended Citation

Ebner, Paul Dennis, "Integrons : antibiotic resistance gene capturing systems and their prevalence in bacteria associated with animals. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2003.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/7460