TEM-type beta-lactamase production in Haemophilus ducreyi.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 17 ·No. 5 ·1980-05-00 ·Pages 897-900

MacLean IW, Bowden GH, Albritton WL

Abstract

A TnA-containing 6.0-megadalton plasmid (pJB1) isolated from Haemophilus ducreyi was shown to code for a beta-lactamase similar to the TEM-1-type beta-lactamase originating from the ampicillin transposon Tn2.

MeSH Terms

Haemophilus ducreyi/enzymology Immunoelectrophoresis Isoelectric Focusing Plasmids beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis,isolation & purification

Chemicals

beta-Lactamases

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

MacLean I W

Bowden G H

Albritton W L

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Article Info

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Abbr.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

ISSN

0066-4804

DOI

10.1128/AAC.17.5.897

Published

1980-05-00

Pages

897-900

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0315061

PMCID

PMC283894

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.17.5.897 PMC Full Text View journal details

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