Acquisition of beta-lactamase and TetM-containing conjugative plasmids by phenotypically different strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

doi:10.1097/00007435-199004000-00004

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Acquisition of beta-lactamase and TetM-containing conjugative plasmids by phenotypically different strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Sarafian S K, Genco C A, Roberts M C, Knapp J S

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beta-lactamase plasmids confer high-level penicillin resistance on strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and may be mobilized between strains by conjugative plasmids. The authors examined 32 isolates belonging to 23 auxotype/serovar (A/S) classes to determine the frequency with which they acquired the...

Topics

Conjugation, Genetic
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenotype
Plasmids
beta-Lactamases

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