A small nonconjugative plasmid encoded for streptomycin-resistant character in Shigella dysenteriae.

Datta, S; Pal, S C; Chaudhuri, D K; Kumar, R

Datta, S; Pal, S C; Chaudhuri, D K; Kumar, R.

Affiliation

Datta S; National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta, India.

Folia Microbiol (Praha) ; 33(6): 525-8, 1988.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3071516

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Conjugative transfers of drug-resistant plasmids in Shigella dysenteriae type 1 isolated from the epidemic in West Bengal were unsuccessful. The plasmids were non-transmissible in spite of having the fertility factor F, genetically labelled with kanamycin-resistant transposon Tn903 (pWS 7). A small 2.5 kb nonconjugative plasmid encoded for the streptomycin-resistant character. Cured plasmid-less strains of S. dysenteriae 1 showed resistance to sulfonamides.

Subject(s)

Plasmids; Shigella dysenteriae/genetics; Streptomycin/pharmacology; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Shigella dysenteriae/drug effects

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