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Isolation of novel IncA/C and IncN fluoroquinolone resistance plasmids from an antibiotic-polluted lake.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2015
Flach Carl-Fredrik, Johnning Anna, Nilsson Ida, Smalla Kornelia, Kristiansson Erik, Larsson D G Joakim
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OBJECTIVES: Antibiotic-polluted environments may function as reservoirs for novel resistance plasmids not yet encountered in pathogens. The aims of this study were to assess the potential of resistance transfer between bacteria from such environments and Escherichia coli, and to characterize the conjugative elements involved. METHODS: Sediment samples from Kazipally lake and Asanikunta tank, two Indian lakes with...
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