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Lability of Streptomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Morimura Masato,
Watanabe Ken,
Mori Hiromichi,
Mitsuhashi Susumu
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
japanese journal of microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0021-5139
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1970.tb00521.x
Subject(s) - streptomycin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , lability , drug resistance , staphylococcus , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics , biochemistry
ABSTRACT The determinant for streptomycin resistance in some strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens was found to be lost during storage as stock cultures or by high temperature treatment. This fact has added an additional proof that many genetic determinants for drug‐resistance in staphylococci are easily and irreversibly lost.