Ethidium bromide resistance, a new marker on the staphylococcal penicillinase plasmid.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 100 ·No. 3 ·1969-12-00 ·Pages 1413-4

Johnston LH, Dyke KG

Abstract

A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to ethidium bromide is described. The genetic determinants for the resistance are present on the same plasmid as the penicillinase genes.

MeSH Terms

Bromides/pharmacology Drug Resistance, Microbial Extrachromosomal Inheritance Genetics, Microbial Penicillin Resistance Staphylococcus/drug effects

Chemicals

Bromides

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Johnston L H

Dyke K G

References (5)

5 references, click to expand

Penicillinase production and intrinsic resistance to penicillins in Staphylococcus aures.
Lancet. 1966 Apr 16;1(7442):835-8 PMID: 4159958
Elimination by ethidium bromide of antibiotic resistance in enterobacteria and staphylococci.
J Gen Microbiol. 1968 Dec;54(3):417-25 PMID: 4885039
ANALYSIS BY TRANSDUCTION OF MUTATIONS AFFECTING PENICILLINASE FORMATION IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.
J Gen Microbiol. 1963 Oct;33:121-36 PMID: 14072829
ELIMINATION OF PENICILLIN RESISTANCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BY TREATMENT WITH ACRIFLAVINE.
J Bacteriol. 1964 Jul;88:261-2 PMID: 14197897
WILD-TYPE VARIANTS OF EXOPENICILLINASE FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.
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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.100.3.1413-1414.1969

Published

1969-12-00

Pages

1413-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC250360

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.100.3.1413-1414.1969 PMC Full Text View journal details

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