Open AccessDispersal in Campylobacter spp. of aphA-3, a kanamycin resistance determinant from gram-positive cocci
Author(s) -
Barbara Papadopoulou,
Patrice Courvalin
Publication year - 1988
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.32.6.945
Subject(s) - kanamycin , campylobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , gram positive cocci , biology , gram , microbial genetics , bacteria , gram negative bacteria , gram positive bacteria , drug resistance , gene , genetics , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , escherichia coli
DNA annealing studies indicated that kanamycin resistance in Campylobacter strains from various geographical areas is encoded by a gene structurally related to aphA-3 of gram-positive cocci. This finding confirms the transfer of genetic material between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria under natural conditions.