Amikacin‐acetyltransferase (AAC‐6′/I) encoded by an IncH2 plasmid (pIE866) in Escherichia coli strains
- 10 January 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Basic Microbiology
- Vol. 27 (8) , 461-464
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.3620270818
Abstract
An amikacin resistance plasmid was detected in E. coli wild type strains isolated from polluted surface water. This conjugative 145 Md plasmid belongs to the IncH2 group and specifies amino‐glycoside‐acetyltransferase AAC‐6′/I activity.Keywords
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