Open AccessNatural transfer of sulphonamide and ampicillin resistance between Escherichia coli residing in the human intestine
Author(s) -
Margarita Trobos,
Camilla H. Lester,
John Elmerdahl Olsen,
Niels FrimodtMøller,
Anette M. Hammerum
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn437
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , enterobacteriaceae , plasmid , volunteer , ampicillin , antibiotics , gene , genetics , agronomy
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the sulphonamide resistance gene sul2 could be transferred between Escherichia coli in the human gut.
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