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Characteristics of conjugative R-plasmids from pathogenic avian Escherichia coli.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Wooley R E, Spears K R, Brown J, Nolan L K, Dekich M A
Abstract excerpt
Three of four virulent avian Escherichia coli isolates transferred a single large molecular-weight R-plasmid to two recipient E. coli strains. Antibiotic resistances transferred included streptomycin (two isolates) and streptomycin-tetracycline-sulfa (one isolate). Production of colicin and siderophores, complement resistance, and embryo lethality present in the virulent isolates were not transferred to recipient...
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