Transfer of Beta-Lactamase Genes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Conjugation
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- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 11 (6) , 1004-1006
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.11.6.1004
Abstract
Recent isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae have been shown to be resistant to penicillin because they produce β-lactamase. In this study, conjugal transfer of the β-lactamase gene to a recipient N. gonorrhoeae strain occurred in one of the two strains studied but not in the other. The transconjugant could also conjugally transfer the β-lactamase gene to an Escherichia coli strain.Keywords
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