DIVERSITY OF CHROMOSOMAL GENETIC ELEMENTS AND GENE IDENTIFICATION IN ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE AND STREPTOCOCCUS-BOVIS

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DAVID, F [1 ]
DECESPEDES, G [1 ]
DELBOS, F [1 ]
HORAUD, T [1 ]
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[1] INST PASTEUR,STAPHYLOCOQUES & STREPTOCOQUES LAB,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
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10.1006/plas.1993.1017
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (26 strains) and Streptococcus bovis (28 strains), devoid of R plasmids, were examined for DNA-DNA homology to Tn916 and Tn3701. Tn916-like structures were found in 17 S. pneumoniae and 21 S. bovis strains. Tn916-modified structures were present in 6 S. pneumoniae and 2 S. bovis strains. Two strains of each species carried elements having a Tn3701-like composite structure. All these elements were chromosome-borne. No chromosomal elements were detected in 1 S. pneumoniae and 3 S. bovis strains. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.
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