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Characterization of new resistance plasmids belonging to incompatibility group Inc Q
Author(s) -
Tietze Erhard,
Tschäpe Helmut,
Voigt Wolfgang
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620291013
Subject(s) - plasmid , dna , biology , genetics , bacteria
New Inc Q R plasmids, pIE639 and pIE723, are characterized and compared to the prototype Inc Q plasmid RSF1010. Additional resistance determinants not common on other R plasmids are located on small stretches of DNA interspacing essential regions at different positions in an otherwise unchanged core of Inc Q plasmid DNA. The contribution of Inc Q plasmids to resistance evolution in bacteria is discussed.