Plasmids coding for drug resistance and localized adherence to HeLa cells in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O55:H- and O55:H6
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 51 (2), 715-717
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.51.2.715-717.1986
Abstract
Plasmids coding for drug resistance and localized adherence (LA) to HeLa cells were found in two enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains belonging to serotypes O55:H- and O55:H6. Strain 49-81 HSJ (O55:H-) carries two plasmids, one coding for both ampicillin resistance (Apr) and LA (pMS49). Strain 71-82 HSJ (O55:H6) harbors only one plasmid, coding for resistance to sulfadiazine, chloramphenicol, kanamycin, ampicillin, and LA (pMS71). Plasmids pMS49 and pMS71 were transferred to E. coli K-12 711 and from this strain to E. coli K-12 J53. Curing with acridine orange of an Apr LA+ transconjugant showed that both characteristics were lost simultaneously. The plasmids have a molecular weight of approximately 55 .times. 106 and are the first naturally recombinant plasmids coding for adherence and drug resistance described in enteropathogenic E. coli.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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