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Mercury resistance (mer) operons in enterobacteria.

Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Aug 2002

Hobman J L, Essa A M M, Brown N L

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Mercury resistance is found in many genera of bacteria. Common amongst enterobacteria are transposons related to Tn21, which is both mercuric ion- and streptomycin-/spectinomycin- and sulphonamide-resistant. Other Tn21-related transposons often have different antibiotic resistances compared with Tn21, but share many non-antibiotic-resistance genes with it. In this article we discuss possible mechanisms for the...

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PMID: 12196175
DOI: 10.1042/bst0300719

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