Conjugative trimethoprim resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

doi:10.1016/0378-1097(92)90343-m

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Conjugative trimethoprim resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Oct 1992

Udo E E, Wei M Q, Grubb W B

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A multiply resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate, WBG7410, harbours plasmids of 38, 26, 2.8, 2.4 and 1.9 kb and transfers trimethoprim and kanamycin resistance at high frequencies by conjugation. The transconjugants contained the 38-kb plasmid, pWBG707, and the 2.8-kb plasmid. Plasmid pWBG707 w...

Topics

Conjugation, Genetic
Drug Resistance
Phenotype
Plasmids
Staphylococcus aureus
Trimethoprim Resistance

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