MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE IN SHIGELLA-SONNEI IN SICILY

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AGODI, A
JONES, C
THRELFALL, EJ
DANGELO, M
MARRANZANO, M
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[1] CENT PUBL HLTH LAB,DIV ENTER PATHOGENS,PUBL HLTH LAB SERV,LONDON NW9 5HT,ENGLAND
[2] CENT PUBL HLTH LAB,NATL COLLECT TYPE CULTURES,PUBL HLTH LAB SERV,LONDON NW9 5HT,ENGLAND
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10.1017/S0950268800047610
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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During the 3-year period 1985–7, all strains of Shigella sonnei isolated in Catania, Sicily, showed a high level of resistance to trimethoprim (Tp) which was invariably associated with resistance to other antibiotics. Plasmid analysis showed 18 different electropherotypes: 35 of 37 strains harboured a plasmid of 70 Megadaltons (MDa), and 29 of 37 strains a plasmid of 130 MDa. Restriction endonuclease fingerprinting of purified 70 MDa plasmid DNA from different strains demonstrated that these plasmids were similar but not identical. In some strains with transferable Tp resistance, DNA hybridization analysis demonstrated the presence of genes coding for the production of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) type V. In contrast, there was no detectable hybridization with DNA probes specific for genes coding for DHFR types I, II and IV. This is the first report of the DHFR type V gene outside Sri Lanka. © 1990, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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