Common beta-lactamase-specifying plasmid in Haemophilus ducreyi and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 25 ·No. 2 ·1984-02-00 ·Pages 296-7

Anderson B, Albritton WL, Biddle J, Johnson SR

Abstract

Eighty-nine strains of Haemophilus ducreyi from a chancroid epidemic in Orange County, California, were examined for plasmid content. Seventy-eight (88%) of these isolates were found to contain a plasmid of 3.2 megadaltons which conferred beta-lactamase production. Restriction endonuclease digests indicated that this was the same plasmid that was found in some strains of beta-lactamase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

MeSH Terms

DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification Haemophilus ducreyi/drug effects,enzymology,genetics Neisseria gonorrhoeae/drug effects,enzymology,genetics R Factors beta-Lactamases/genetics

Chemicals

DNA, Bacterial beta-Lactamases

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Anderson B

Albritton W L

Biddle J

Johnson S R

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Article Info

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Abbr.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

ISSN

0066-4804

DOI

10.1128/AAC.25.2.296

Published

1984-02-00

Pages

296-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0315061

PMCID

PMC185496

Subset

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