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. 1977 Jun;11(6):1004-6.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.11.6.1004.

Transfer of beta-lactamase genes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by conjugation

L A Kirven, C Thornsberry

Transfer of beta-lactamase genes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by conjugation

L A Kirven et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1977 Jun.

Abstract

Recent isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae have been shown to be resistant to penicillin because they produce beta-lactamase. In this study, conjugal transfer of the beta-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 beta-lactamase gene to an Escherichia coli strain.

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