DOES A TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE DETERMINANT OF CLASS N EXIST

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HORAUD, T
DELBOS, F
PEPPER, K
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[1] Lab. des Staphylocoques, et des Streptocoques, Institut Pasteur
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10.1128/AAC.34.7.1447
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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pMV120 was reported to carry the tetracycline resistance (Tc(r)) determinant of class N. We obtained tetracycline-susceptible transconjugants harboring plasmids with restriction enzyme profiles indistinguishable from those of pMV120 isolated from tetracycline-resistant clones. We conclude that pMV120 is a cryptic plasmid and that class N of Tc(r) determinants does not exist.
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