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Transferable chloramphenicol and ampicillin resistance in a strain of Haemophilus influenzae.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 14 ·No. 1 ·1978-07-00 ·Pages 154-6

Bryan LE

Abstract

A strain of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from sputum has been shown to be resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and tetracycline. All three resistances were transferred together to recipients when the selecting antibiotic was ampicillin, chloramphenicol, or tetracycline.

MeSH Terms
Ampicillin/pharmacology Chloramphenicol/pharmacology Haemophilus influenzae/drug effects Penicillin Resistance Species Specificity
Chemicals
Chloramphenicol Ampicillin
Authors & Affiliations
1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Bryan L E
References (11)
11 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
ISSN
0066-4804
DOI
10.1128/AAC.14.1.154
Published
1978-07-00
Pages
154-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0315061
PMCID
PMC352420
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.14.1.154 PMC Full Text View journal details
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