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Complete sequencing of an IncX3 plasmid carrying blaNDM-5 allele reveals an early stage in the dissemination of the blaNDM gene.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Krishnaraju M, Kamatchi C, Jha A K, Devasena N, Vennila R, Sumathi G, Vaidyanathan R
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PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to perform molecular characterisation of the blaNDM plasmids and to understand the mechanism of its spread among pathogenic bacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-six non-repetitive carbapenem-resistant isolates which were collected during Nov 2011 to April 2013 from four hospitals in Chennai were analyzed for the presence of the blaNDM gene by PCR. Further, the genetic...
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