Open AccessLinkage of heat-stable enterotoxin activity and ampicillin resistance in a plasmid isolated from an Escherichia coli strain of human origin
Author(s) -
Heather Stieglitz,
Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca,
J Olarte,
Yankel M. Kupersztoch-Portnoy
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.30.2.617-620.1980
Subject(s) - enterotoxin , escherichia coli , plasmid , biology , ecori , heat stable enterotoxin , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , amp resistance , strain (injury) , restriction enzyme , enterobacteriaceae , genetics , dna , gene , antibiotics , anatomy
In an Escherichia coli strain of human origin, ampicillin resistance and heat-stable enterotoxin activity were shown by EcoRI restriction endonuclease and genetic analysis to be in an 80-megadalton plasmid.