Article
Neisseria lactamica and Neisseria polysaccharea as possible sources of meningococcal beta-lactam resistance by genetic transformation.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 1990
Saez-Nieto J A, Lujan R, Martinez-Suarez J V, Berron S, Vazquez J A, Viñas M, Campos J
Abstract excerpt
We studied the susceptibilities of relatively penicillin G-resistant and -susceptible strains of Neisseria meningitidis, as well as Neisseria lactamica and Neisseria polysaccharea, to penicillin, ampicillin, and several cephalosporins. The MICs of penicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, and cefuroxime for moderately resistant meningococci have increased two- to sixfold in relation to MICs for susceptible strains....
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Neisseria
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Penicillin Resistance
- Phenotype
- Transformation, Genetic
- beta-Lactams