DISSEMINATION OF AMIKACIN RESISTANCE GENE APHA6 IN ACINETOBACTER SPP

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LAMBERT, T
GERBAUD, G
BOUVET, P
VIEU, JF
COURVALIN, P
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[1] INST PASTEUR, INSERM, U199, UNITE ENTEROBACTERIES, F-75724 PARIS 15, FRANCE
[2] CTR ETUDE PHARMACEUT, F-92296 CHATENAY MALABRY, FRANCE
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10.1128/AAC.34.6.1244
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The distribution of the aphA6 gene, encoding a 3'-aminoglycoside phosphatotransferase type VI, was studied by dot blot hybridization with 115 amikacin-resistaznt Acetinobacter strains from various geographical areas. Nucleotide sequences related to aphA6 were found in 109 strains belonging to seven species. As inferred from results of Southern hybridization, dissemination of amikacin resistance in Acetinobacter spp. is due to a gene rather than a strain of plasmid epidemic.
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