CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A DNA FRAGMENT THAT CONFERS SULFONAMIDE RESISTANCE IN A SEROGROUP-B, SEROTYPE-15 STRAIN OF NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS

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KRISTIANSEN, BE
RADSTROM, P
JENKINS, A
ASK, E
FACINELLI, B
SKOLD, O
机构
[1] UNIV UPPSALA,CTR BIOMED,DEPT PHARMACEUT MICROBIOL,S-75123 UPPSALA,SWEDEN
[2] UNIV ANCONA,SCH MED,INST MICROBIOL,I-60131 ANCONA,ITALY
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10.1128/AAC.34.11.2277
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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By cloning studies and complementation experiments, the sulfonamide resistance gene of a serogroup B and serotype 15 (B:15) strain of Neisseria meningitidis was localized to a 1.2-kb chromosomal SspI fragment expressing a drug-resistant dihydropteroate synthase. The fragment hybridized to DNA from both resistant and susceptible strains, suggesting that the resistance gene is a variant of the normal gene for dihydropteroate synthase.
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