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      Transfer of clindamicyn resistance between Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from clinical specimens

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          Abstract

          Clindamycin resistance was trasferred by a conjugation-like process from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron 52, a multiple antibiotic-resistant strain isolated from clinical specimens, to other Bacteroides species. A possible association between a plasmid detected in the donor strain and clindamycin resistance is discussed.

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          Resistência à clindamicina foi transferida através de processo semelhante à conjugação, de uma cepa multirresistente e isolada de espécime clínico, B. thetaiotaomicron 52, para outra espécie de Bacteroides. Uma possível associação entre um plasmídio detectado na cepa doadora e a resistência à clindamicina é discutida.

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          Genetic studies on microbial cross resistance to toxic agents. I. Cross resistance of Escherichia coli to fifteen antibiotics.

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            Molecular sizes and relationships of TOL plasmids in Pseudomonas.

            Plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid was isolated from thirteen Pseudomonas strains judged on genetic criteria to carry plasmids coding for the degradation of toluene and m- and p-xylenes (TOL plasmids). Most strains carried a single species, but two strains carried two size classes, and cells of a third strain contained plasmids ranging in size from 25 X 10(6) to 202 X 10(6) daltons. Some plasmids could be transformed into a Pseudomonas putida strain to yield Tol+ progeny. Plasmids from 5 of the 13 strains were indistinguishable on the basis of size and gel pattern of fragments after endonuclease digestion.
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              Transfer of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance between Subspecies of Bacteroides fragilis

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                Journal
                rm
                Revista de Microbiologia
                Rev. Microbiol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                0001-3714
                September 1998
                : 29
                : 3
                Affiliations
                [02] orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1 Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes
                [01] orgnameUniversidade Federal do Ceará orgdiv1 Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal
                Article
                S0001-37141998000300007 S0001-3714(98)02900307
                10.1590/S0001-37141998000300007
                143458b9-8f8e-4050-bbd6-9254592f5908

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 30 April 1997
                : 23 July 1998
                : 25 September 1997
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 17, Pages: 0
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                SciELO Brazil

                Categories
                Medical Microbiology

                Grupo Bacteroides fragilis,Bacteroides fragilis group,antimicrobial resistance,plasmid DNA,resistência a antimicrobianos,DNA plasmidial

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