Previously undescribed 6.6-kilobase R plasmid in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Zendy

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Previously undescribed 6.6-kilobase R plasmid in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Author(s) -

A Gouby,

Gisèle Bourg,

M Ramuz

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.29.6.1095

Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , penicillin , neisseriaceae , beta lactamase , biology , penicillin resistance , strain (injury) , cephalosporin , virology , antibiotics , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , anatomy

A penicillin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain was isolated. The resistance was due to the production of TEM-1 beta-lactamase encoded by a plasmid. This 6.6-kilobase plasmid was compared with the previously known 7.4- and 5.3-kilobase penicillin R plasmids of N. gonorrhoeae.

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