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Characterization of plasmids encoding extended-spectrum -lactamases and their addiction systems circulating among Escherichia coli clinical isolates in the UK
29 Dec 2011
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize plasmids encoding extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) from a recent UK collection of clinical Escherichia coli isolates. METHODS: The isolates comprised 118 ESBL producers referred from 54 laboratories. Plasmids were transferred by electroporation, and their incompatibility groups, associated addiction systems and resistance genes with the flanking genetic environments were...
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