Dispersal in Campylobacter spp. of aphA-3, a kanamycin resistance determinant from gram-positive cocci | Zendy

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Dispersal 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) - campylobacter , kanamycin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , gram positive cocci , gram , bacteria , gram negative bacteria , genetics , gene , 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.

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