R-PLASMIDS IN PASTEURELLA-MULTOCIDA

被引:23
作者
SILVER, RP
LEMING, B
GARON, CF
HJERPE, CA
机构
[1] US FDA,BUR VET MED,DIV VET MED RES,BELTSVILLE,MD 20705
[2] NIAID,BIOL VIRUSES LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20014
[3] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,SCH VET MED,DEPT MED,DAVIS,CA 95616
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0147-619X(79)90033-7
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Multiple drug-resistant strains of Pasteurella multocida were associated with a high incidence of fatal pneumonia in feedlot cattle. A representative strain, CAH160, resistant to tetracycline (Tc), streptomycin (Sm), and sulfonamide (Su) was studied. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Tc was 32 μg/ml while Sm had an MIC of 256 μg/ml. Plasmid DNA was isolated from CAH160 by cesium chloride-ethidium bromide centrifugation. Agarose gel electrophoresis showed that at least three distinct species of plasmid DNA were present. DNA isolated from CAH160 was used to transform Escherichia coli K12 strain C600 rk-mk-. Transformants resistant to Tc; to Sm, Su; and to Tc, Sm, Su were obtained. Contour length measurements of plasmid DNA isolated from transformant cells showed that Tc resistance was associated with a 3-Mdal plasmid (pSR10), while Sm, Su resistance resided on a 2.7-Mdal molecule (pSR11). More than 20% of the transformants were resistant to Tc, Sm, Su and contained both plasmid species. In E. coli the MIC of Tc was 256 μg/ml and that of Sm was 64 μg/ml. The buoyant density of pSR10 was 1.699 g/cm3, while the density of pSR11 was 1.709 g/cm3. © 1979.
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