Complete sequence of a β-lactamase-encoding plasmid in Neisseria meningitidis

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作者
Bäckman, A [1 ]
Orvelid, P
Vazquez, JA
Sköld, O
Olcén, P
机构
[1] Orebro Med Ctr Hosp, Dept Clin Microbiol & Immunol, S-70185 Orebro, Sweden
[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept Pharmaceut Biosci, Ctr Biomed, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Microbiol, Serv Bacteriol, Madrid 28220, Spain
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10.1128/AAC.44.1.210-212.2000
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Identical beta-lactamase-encoding (TEM-1) plasmids were found in two different clinical Neisseria meningitidis strains. They were completely sequenced (5,597 bp) and designated pAB6. The plasmid is almost identical to Neisseria gonorrhoeae plasmid pJD5 (5,599 kb) and may have been picked up from a gonococcus in vivo.
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