Presence of mefA and mefE genes in Streptococcus agalactiae.
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- Vol. 43 (4) , 944-6
Abstract
Eighteen unrelated clinical isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae with the M phenotype harbored an mef gene. DNA sequencing showed that one of nine strains contained mefA (producing one amino acid substitution), whereas the remaining eight carried mefE (identity, 100%). Restriction analysis of PCR products indicated that the nine other strains also contained mefE.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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